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Donkey's Tail at Banff Sunshine

Advanced · 245 m long with 69 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.

29°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
245 mlength
69 mvertical
2292 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Donkey's Tail is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Donkey's Tail

Lifts that reach the top: Standish Express Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 38 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunshine Village Gondola I
  2. Ride Sunshine Village Gondola II
  3. Ride Standish Express Quad
  4. Ski Bunkers (intermediate)
  5. Ski Big Bunkers (advanced)
  6. Ski Donkey's Tail (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Prune Pickers Pass, Virgins. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed magic carpet (1 min), Strawberry Express Quad (2 min), Standish Express Quad (2 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.