Larch Glade at Banff Sunshine
Easy · 407 m long with 56 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 11° at its steepest, facing NW.
11°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
407 mlength
56 mvertical
2175 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Larch Glade is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Larch Glade
Lifts that reach the top: Jackrabbit Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Wolverine Express Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 41 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Sunshine Village Gondola I
- Ride Sunshine Village Gondola II
- Ski Banff Avenue (easy)
- Ride Jackrabbit Quad
- Ski Miss Gratz (easy)
- Ski Larch Glade (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Banff Avenue, Upper Canyon, Fireweed. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Jackrabbit Quad (1 min), Wolverine Express Quad (4 min), Sunshine Village Gondola I (10 min).
See Larch Glade on the 3D mapAll runs at Banff SunshineMeasured 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.