Sunshine Village Banff 213 views

Easy! Just ring us on 1300 295 579, or email enquiry@theworkingholidayclub.com

Banff is only a 20 mins walk away which boasts various clubs, bars and plenty of evening activities. This is where all the action is!!

Sunshine Village offers outdoor roles like Lift operations (must be able to ski to an intermediate level) & gondola ops. As far as indoor roles: there is a a range of roles in food & beverage (back and front of house), retail, guest services, hotel front desk, housekeeping, cleaners, rentals. The range and number of roles on offer changes annually based on returning staff.

Group Trips

Every year HR plans plenty of day and overnight trips for Sunshine Staff at reasonable prices. Here are some examples of group trips from previous years:

• Lake Louise, Kicking Horse, Panorama, Red Mountain, Marmot Basin, Big White And Fernie Trips
• NHL hockey games In Calgary
• Calgary shopping trip
• West Edmonton Mall trip
• Ice Climbing
• Paintball
• Ice Fishing
• Snowmobiling
• Dog Sledding
• Christmas Staff Party
• Snowboarding movie premieres
• Cleanest Room Contest for those with on-hill accommodation
• End Of Year ‘May Madness’ Party with pig roast and DJ
• Night Skiing for staff in the spring
• Moonlight snowshoe hike
• Avalanche training courses
• Employee Of The Month dinner, part of our staff recognition program
• Australia Day activities
• Spring concert series in The Village, with past bands including III Scarlett, Aaron Pritchett, George Canyon and BC/DC

Other Activities:

Snowshoe Tour Of The Village

Once the lifts close for the evening and the stars are out, grab a pair of snowshoes and take a walk through the village. After your evening stroll, grab a steaming mug of hot chocolate fireside at the Chimney Corner Lounge.

Tobogganing

On select evenings at the Sunshine Mountain Lodge, the ski runs turn into tobogganing hills. Ask for a toboggan from our front desk and have a blast sliding down the mountain trails that surround the village.

Tobogganing available Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings after lifts have closed on traditional Maplewood toboggans.

Banff’s Largest Outdoor Hot Pool

After a vigorous day on the slopes, unwind in one of Banff’s largest outdoor hot pools. Complete the relaxation experience with a visit to our cedar-lined dry sauna.

After-Hours At Mad Trapper’s Saloon

For adults looking for some after-hours fun, the Mad Trapper’s Saloon provides a historic and authentic old-lodge experience. Built in 1928 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the venue has now been transformed into a rustic mountain pub.

Movie Nights

Sit back and relax after a day on the slopes with family movie nights in the activities room. There are popcorn and treats as we feature an early show for the kids, followed by a late show for adults.  Enjoy a different theme each week, from classics to recent releases.

Trip Into Town Of Banff

On Friday nights, you can head into Banff for the evening and catch the last gondola (10 pm) back to the lodge. A shuttle bus is available to take you to and from the town of Banff.

This resort offers a ski pass with your employment for Sunshine Village.

Reciprocal benefits to other local ski areas are available for full time employees. Mt Norquay & Lake Louise are the mountains that are typically where your staff pass will give you access. Clarify with management if there are any ‘blackout’ days for these other resorts before travelling to them.

Lots of staff choose to purchase a Big 3 ski pass for the season which will give them regular access to all 3 mountains in the area.

It offers loads of skiing and riding options and is close to a cranking ski town with lots of nightlife. Lots of options in the area – be it road trips to other ski resorts or ice hockey games in Calgary and or events in the area!!! Lots to do!

Saturation of Aussies is high. The township of Banff is an international magnet for tourism, making it a known hub of activity and action.

This place is cold during the winter. Can get down to -30 regularly. Base area elevation is just over 5,400ft and the alpine elevation is close to 9000ft!!! The wind chill can drop the temperature to well below -40!!!

To progress up the management or responsibility ladder at this resort – means doing back to back seasons.

This resort has 3358 acres of skiable terrain and much of it is above tree line.

Reciprocal benefits to other local ski areas are available for full time employees. Mt Norquay & Lake Louise are the mountains that are typically where your staff pass will give you access. Clarify with management if there are any ‘blackout’ days for these other resorts before travelling to them.

Lots of staff choose to purchase a Big 3 ski pass for the season which will give them regular access to all 3 mountains in the area.

Sunshine is a 20-25min drive out of Banff township. Its the most popular Ski Resort in the Banff area. 

The TWHC will assist with your first seasons contract. The ball is in your court – we help you get the job, you need to work hard to keep it. Ongoing extension of contracts are based on seasonal performance and at the determination of management, as is housing. If in doubt – ask your manager. Sunshine Village operates a summer operation and should your performance be amazing during your season, you could expect to be asked about extending your contract.