Banff Sunshine vs Lake Louise
Banff Sunshine scores 6.1 vs 5.8 for Lake Louise. Snow: Banff Sunshine. Terrain: Banff Sunshine. Shorter queues: Banff Sunshine. Value: Banff Sunshine. Après: Lake Louise.
| 🇨🇦 Banff Sunshine | 🇨🇦 Lake Louise | |
|---|---|---|
| Snowlist score ⓘ | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| Snow /10 ⓘ | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Terrain /10 ⓘ | 5.1 | 5 |
| Queues /10 ⓘ | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Value /10 ⓘ | 4 | 3.9 |
| Altitude | 1660–2730 m | 1646–2637 m |
| Vertical | 1070 m | 991 m |
| Mapped pistes | 91.7 km | 99.3 km |
| Advertised | 3358 acres | 4200 acres |
| Avg snowfall | 2.7 m | 2.7 m |
| Powder days | 0 | 0 |
| Lifts mapped | 11 | 11 |
| Modern lifts | 100% | 82% |
| Typical wait | 2.2 min | 2.8 min |
| Day pass | CA$169 (€112) | CA$159 (€105) |
| Pass | Ikon | Ikon |
| Ski-in/out places | 1 | 0 |
| Bars | 0 | 5 |
| Airport | YYC · 105 min | YYC · 135 min |
| Season | Nov 8 to May 25 | Nov 7 to May 10 |
What the scores mean
Snowlist score is one number out of 10 for the whole resort. It mixes seven sub-scores: snow 25%, terrain 25%, queues 15%, lifts 10%, value 10%, access 10%, après 5%. Then it is spread on a bell curve, so 6.5 is a normal good resort, 8 or more is rare and under 5 means real trade-offs. It is not a star rating: a 7 here is better than most.
- Snow: average snowfall over the last three winters at mid-mountain, plus top altitude, minus a penalty for a warm village.
- Terrain: piste km we measured on OpenStreetMap (not the brochure) and vertical drop.
- Queues: our predicted average wait across the season. 10 = you barely queue.
- Value: what you get (snow, terrain, lifts) per euro of day pass, ranked against every resort.