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SKIBIG3

📍Banff, Alberta, Canada

🏞️ Scenic Cruiser❄️ Powder Haven🏔️ Expert Paradise7 Days on Ikon☀️ Year-round destination

Photo: TerryDOtt · CC BY 2.0 · Photo details

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Combined terrain
7,948 acres
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Combined runs
367

Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay

PASS ACCESS

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Ikon Pass

7 days included. Days shared across Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay.

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Ikon Base

5 days included (blackout dates apply). Days shared across Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay.

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  • 2026-12-26
  • 2026-12-27
  • 2026-12-28
  • 2026-12-29
  • 2026-12-30
  • 2027-01-16
  • 2027-01-17
  • 2027-02-13
  • 2027-02-14
Ikon terms checked October 26, 2026 ↗Day-ticket information checked 2026-01-29

DAY TICKETS

Historical adult budget guide

About C$130 - C$180

Use this as a broad planning range. The operator’s booking page has prices and conditions for your dates.

Earlier guide · sources

This listing retains historical planning guidance; current field-level evidence is still pending.

Without current field-level confirmation: adult ticket prices, adult ticket conditions, child ticket prices, child age band, child ticket conditions, senior ticket prices, senior age band, senior ticket conditions, multi-day availability, multi-day conditions, season-pass availability, season-pass adult price, season-pass conditions.

MULTI-DAY & SEASON PASSES

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Sources & planning context

Other names · SkiBig3: Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise, Mt Norquay, Sunshine Village, Banff Sunshine Village, Lake Louise, Mt. Norquay

Budget guides help compare destinations. Use the operator’s booking page for your dates, age group and pass restrictions.

Three separate mountain schedules

Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay have their own seasons. Choose the mountain as well as the travel date; one opening or closing date cannot describe all three.

  • Banff SunshineMountain schedule ↗
  • Lake LouiseMountain schedule ↗
  • Mt. NorquayMountain schedule ↗
Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source 1 ↗Schedule source 2 ↗Schedule source 3 ↗Official resort ↗
Official website
https://www.skibig3.com/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Skiable area (acres)
7948
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
Runs
367
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
Summer and winter destination
Yes
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Beyond winter
Hiking at Sunshine Meadows, Lake Louise gondola sightseeing and guided via ferrata at Mt. Norquay.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Summer visit planning
Via ferrata operates June–October weather permitting; activity schedules differ among resorts.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Night skiing
Scheduled · 2026–27 · 17:00–21:00 · Friday and Saturday nights through March 13, 2027 at Mt. Norquay · Mt. Norquay component only; not a Lake Louise or Banff Sunshine night operation.
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

The 7,948-acre figure is a combined total for three separate mountains. Choose between Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay using their individual terrain and schedules; elevation, snowfall and terrain percentages are not one shared mountain statistic.

  • SkiBig3: Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise, Mt Norquay — official homepage ↗

    See the verified facts and dates listed above.

  • Ikon Pass — 26/27 opening and closing dates (updated September 29, 2026) ↗

    Partner schedule index. The Canadian guide presents typical seasons; current operation follows each mountain’s own schedule.

  • SkiBig3 — Three Iconic Ski Resorts ↗

    SkiBig3’s combined-resort page publishes 30 feet of powder annually (stored as 360 inches).

  • Summer Activities | SkiBig 3 ↗

    Hiking at Sunshine Meadows, Lake Louise gondola sightseeing and guided via ferrata at Mt. Norquay.

  • Mt. Norquay — 2026-27 Night Skiing Season Pass ↗

    The 2026-27 Norquay product reproduces Friday/Saturday 17:00-21:00 operation through March 13, 2027, and the proposal safely omits the likely start-year typo.

  • Lake Louise Ski Resort · opening report, November 1, 2026 ↗

    The November 1 operator report confirms first skiing on Juniper Express and Easy Street five days earlier than planned.

  • Mt. Norquay · conditions update, November 1, 2026 ↗

    The November 1 dated report announces a November 6 start to skiing.

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