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Lower Canyon at Banff Sunshine

Intermediate · 1185 m long with 162 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 14° at its steepest, facing N.

14°steepest 50 m

8°average pitch

1185 mlength

162 mvertical

1899 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Lower Canyon is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Lower Canyon

Lifts that reach the top: Sunshine Village Gondola I (skiing easy terrain to get there); Wolverine Express Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Jackrabbit Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Goat's Eye Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sunshine Village Gondola II (skiing advanced terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Sunshine Village Gondola I
Ski Banff Avenue (easy)
Ski Lower Canyon (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Banff Avenue. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sunshine Village Gondola I (3 min).

See Lower Canyon on the 3D map All 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.