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Strawberry Surprise at Banff Sunshine

Intermediate · 302 m long with 56 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 21° at its steepest, facing NE.

21°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
302 mlength
56 mvertical
2253 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Strawberry Surprise

Lifts that reach the top: Strawberry Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Standish Express Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 34 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunshine Village Gondola I
  2. Ride Sunshine Village Gondola II
  3. Ride Strawberry Express Quad
  4. Ski Snowsnake (intermediate)
  5. Ski Strawberry Surprise (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Rock Isle Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Super Angel Express (1 min), Strawberry Express Quad (2 min), unnamed magic carpet (2 min).

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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.