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South Pocket at Banff Sunshine

Advanced · 438 m long with 157 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 30° at its steepest, facing W.

30°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
438 mlength
157 mvertical
2520 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to South Pocket

Lifts that reach the top: Tee Pee Town Luxury Express Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Super Angel Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Great Divide 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 Super Angel Express
  4. Ski Green Run (easy)
  5. Ski Angel Flight (advanced)
  6. Ski South Pocket (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins World Cup Downhill. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Great Divide Express Quad (2 min), Super Angel Express (4 min), Tee Pee Town Luxury Express Quad (4 min).

See South Pocket 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.