Flying Winter 2024: Super Angel luxury chairlift!

It’s snow secret that we at Banff Sunshine are wild about winter.

With 7 months of skiing and riding on Canada’s Best Snow, starting mid-November to late May, Banff Sunshine Village is always improving the guest experience.

Our beloved Angel Express is currently being replaced with Sunshine's first high-speed, 6-passanger luxury chairlift.

The new Super Angel is set to soar skiers and riders into the Rockies this coming winter 2024/25! Banff Sunshine Village introduced their first heated, bubble chairlift in 2014, Teepee Town LX, making Banff Sunshine Village home to 2 heated chairlifts from its fleet of 9 totaling chairs.

Super Angel will be complete with cozy bucket seats, footrests, and a stylish yellow bubble cover. In collaboration with Leitner-Poma, the Super Angel will feature the latest EVO premium technology, which eliminates the traditional gearbox for a smoother, faster and quieter ride.

Last 2023/24 winter, we bid farewell to the iconic quad Angel Express. The original, 2-seater Angel was built in the 1960’s, and in 1988, Banff Sunshine introduced its first high-speed quad chair. Angel Express was the game-changer of the Canadian Rockies, as one of the first high-speed chairs in Canada, setting a new standard for the ski and snowboard industry in North America!

After a remarkable 35 years of service, Angel’s last flight was on May 12th, 2024, at Banff Sunshine, and construction on the new Super Angel began the very next day.

Resort guests can watch the construction of Super Angel live while exploring the Sunshine Meadows, with the purchase of a 2024 summer sightseeing lift ticket or summer Season Pass.

In our commitment to environmental sustainability, the deconstructed Angel Express has been transported to the neighboring Castle Mountain Resort in southern Alberta, where it will continue its legacy as Castle Mountain’s first high-speed chairlift.

There's a new chairlift in town! We at Banff Sunshine can’t wait to welcome you aboard the Super Angel lift this winter. Experience Banff Sunshine Village like never before - get your Banff Sunshine Season Pass for a winter of luxury skiing and snowboarding in the Canadian Rockies!