Banff Sunshine is getting ready for a short but unusual summer ski season after receiving 1025 cm of snow over the winter.
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The resort says skiing and snowboarding will begin on Saturday, June 20 and run through Sunday, July 5, giving visitors 16 days on the slopes in the Canadian Rockies. It is only the second time this millennium that Banff Sunshine has opened for summer skiing, and the first time it plans to run two lifts, Strawberry Express and Standish Express.
The gondola is scheduled to operate daily from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., while both chairlifts are expected to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., depending on snow conditions. Salomon Rentals will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Trapper’s will be serving food.
Summer skiing access will be free for holders of a 2026/27 Sunshine Season Pass, SkiBig3 Season Pass, Rocky Mountain Passport, and guests staying at Sunshine Mountain Lodge. Midweek pass holders can ski Monday to Thursday.
Discounts are also available. Those with 2025/26 Sunshine, SkiBig3, Rocky Mountain Passport, IKON, or Mountain Collective passes will receive 50 per cent off summer lift tickets.
Summer skiing costs $80 for adults, $ 50 for youth ages 13 to 17 and seniors 65+, and $30 for children ages 6 to 12. Kids 5 and under ski free. Gondola-only tickets with no skiing are $60, $40, $40, and $20.
There is also a Father’s Day offer. On Sunday, June 21, dads can get a complimentary lift ticket by visiting Guest Services and confirming they are there to ski.
Summer hiking and sightseeing will not operate during the ski period. Those activities are set to begin on July 6.
Banff Sunshine’s free daily shuttle runs June 20 to Sept. 20, 2026, with eight departures from Banff to Sunshine Village and eight returns from Creekside Lodge. Banff pickup locations are Canalta Lodge, Banff Caribou Lodge, Fox Hotel, Kenrick Hotel, Ptarmigan Inn, and Brewsters Depot, in front. The earliest Banff pickup is 7:25 a.m., and the last is 5:25 p.m. Return trips from Sunshine Village to Banff run from 8:15 a.m. to 5:50 p.m.