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Banff Sunshine was utilized as a task destination for the season-ending episode of the popular American reality television show The Amazing Race 5 (original broadcast date September 2004). In the final 13th leg of this race, the three remaining teams took taxicabs from the Calgary International Airport to Banff Sunshine. After riding the ...
Eagle Mountain is a 2,836-metre (9,304-foot) mountain summit located immediately northeast of the Banff Sunshine ski resort in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada.The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1958 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [3]
Banff is a resort town in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary, 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise, and 1,400 to 1,630 m (4,590 to 5,350 ft) above sea level. [5] Banff was the first municipality to incorporate within a Canadian national park.
Located 57 km (35 mi) west of Banff, Lake Louise is one of three major [a] ski resorts within Banff National Park. [ 3 ] The resort is situated on the southern slopes of the Slate Range , with most of its skiable terrain on the slopes of Whitehorn Mountain , with additional skiable terrain to the east on the lower western slope of Lipalian ...
In 1978–79 they also had 50 copies of the platinum 50,000 feet as a celebration of 50 years of the clubhouse at Norquay. Since 1978 Ski Norquay has partnered with Ski Banff, Lake Louise, Sunshine to promote its activities. This created a joined up tri-area lift pass system, which includes shuttle bus transport to and from the resort. [5]
The hamlet is in Division No. 15, one of 19 census divisions of Alberta and the federal riding of Banff—Airdrie. It is beside the Trans-Canada Highway , 180 km (110 mi) west of Calgary. The background of Lake Louise is filled with views of several snow-capped mountains, including Mount Temple, Mount Whyte, and Mount Niblock.
Summer 2010 had two lift construction projects at Creekside Base. The Timing Flats Express, used for passenger transport for the games, was removed and rebuilt as the Strawberry Express at Banff Sunshine in Alberta. The second project was the construction of the Kadenwood Gondola, providing access to the Kadenwood Estate Homes from the ...
Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park.Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) [3] of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes.