Confidence is strongest from Saturday morning, May 16, through Monday morning, May 18, when the individual models agree on the broad timing and the Canadian Rockies as the favored zone. Banff Sunshine is the practical lift-served focus, while RED Mountain, Revelstoke, Big White, Kicking Horse, Mount Norquay, and Lake Louise are closed for winter skiing, so those totals are best read as mountain weather guidance rather than lift-served expectations.
The celebrations begin Saturday, May 16, with the SlushShine Rail Jam, where skiers and snowboarders will throw tricks across specially designed rail features built over water. The competition will run from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., with registration taking place that morning in front of the Centennial Daylodge. Entry costs CAD 20 (USD 15), and an awards ceremony will follow later in the afternoon.
We are proud to announce that we will be writing the eighth and final chapter of the epic, ten year Snowboy x Sunshine Village collaboration with Dusk of The Village. Banff Sunshine describes the event as both a celebration of snowboarding and a showcase of community, with riders invited to test the course alongside some of the strongest freestyle talent in Western Canada.