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Sunshine Village — Snow Preservation

Matched OpenSkiMap ski area: Banff Sunshine Village (157 mapped runs, 17008 m of vertical drop analyzed).

Score version: ASPECT_V3_FIXED_COORDS · calculated Sep 27, 2026 · source: OpenSkiMap/OpenStreetMap

Sunshine Village
Snow Preservation Score
(0=poor, 100=excellent)
21
Solar Exposure Score 79
Overall Confidence GOOD
Aspect advantage ratio
(actual ÷ neutral-baseline irradiance)
0.984
Mean fall-line bearing 286.1°
Orientation alignment
(0=scattered, 1=fully consistent)
0.40
Mean slope (mapped, weighted) 17.1°
Ski-season irradiance
actual vs. neutral baseline (kWh/m²/day)
2.63 vs. 2.67

Terrain orientation (vertical-drop-weighted)

Each spoke is a compass direction; length is the share of mapped, snow-holding terrain facing that way. A tall, narrow rose means the mountain consistently faces one direction; a round, even rose means it's scattered across every aspect.