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Kain Cliffs at Banff Sunshine

Freeride · 287 m long with 143 m of vertical, averaging 41° and 45° at its steepest, facing W.

45°steepest 50 m
41°average pitch
287 mlength
143 mvertical
2248 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Kain Cliffs

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

From the base area (about 58 minutes, freeride 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 Hell's Kitchen (expert)
  10. Ski Kain Cliffs (freeride)
See Kain Cliffs 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.