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World Cup Downhill at Banff Sunshine

Intermediate · 3112 m long with 492 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 23° at its steepest, facing W.

23°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
3112 mlength
492 mvertical
2691 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

World Cup Downhill is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to World Cup Downhill

Lifts that reach the top: Great Divide Express Quad (skiing novice terrain to get there); Super Angel Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Tee Pee Town Luxury Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 46 minutes, intermediate 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 Assiniboine Trail (easy)
  6. Ride Great Divide Express Quad
  7. Ski World Cup Downhill (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Highway One, Green Run, Springhill, unnamed trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Super Angel Express (1 min), Great Divide Express Quad (1 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.