The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Sunshine Village

Healy Pass begins at the Sunshine ski hill parking lot. It is best to drive past the gondola station and day lodge to the back lot which is used for backcountry access....

Sunshine village is one of the largest ski areas in the Bow Valley and it is also one of the only resorts which allows uphill skinning. The best way up the ski hill is via the ski out and it's ideal to skin up it before the downhill traffic gets heavy, which is usually about 2pm....

To begin this loop ski tour you park in the back parking lot to the Sunshine Village ski area and start up the trail for Healy Pass. This trail begins close to the gondola station and you will cross a pedestrian bridge to get on the trail....

This line represents a landmark in the career of most skiers and while fat skis and airbags have encouraged more and more people to take on big mountain faces, "doing the dive" remains as serious as it ever was....