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Wild West at Banff Sunshine

Freeride · 2533 m long with 519 m of vertical, averaging 12° and — at its steepest, facing W.

—steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
2533 mlength
519 mvertical
2451 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Wild West

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

From the base area (about 57 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 Wild West (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Sunshine Coast. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Goat's Eye Express Quad (4 min), Sunshine Village Gondola II (5 min), Wolverine Express Quad (5 min).

See Wild West 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.