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Freefall at Banff Sunshine

Expert · 527 m long with 268 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 38° at its steepest, facing W.

38°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
527 mlength
268 mvertical
2364 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Freefall is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Freefall

Lifts that reach the top: Goat's Eye Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 56 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunshine Village Gondola I
  2. Ride Sunshine Village Gondola II
  3. Ski Banff Avenue (easy)
  4. Ride Jackrabbit Quad
  5. Ski Banff Avenue (easy)
  6. Ski Roller Coaster (intermediate)
  7. Ride Goat's Eye Express Quad
  8. Ski Sunshine Coast (intermediate)
  9. Ski Raptor (intermediate)
  10. Ski Freefall (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Scapegoat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Goat's Eye Express Quad (2 min), Sunshine Village Gondola II (2 min), Wolverine Express Quad (3 min).

See Freefall on the 3D mapAll runs at Banff Sunshine
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.