2007-08 Ski Season Events

November
November 9	Lake Louise	Opening Day!
November 10 - Dec 7	Norquay	Pre-season race training (not open to the public)
November 11		Remembrance Day
November 15	Sunshine Village	Opening Day!
November 24 - 25	Lake Louise	WinterStart World Cup - Men's
November 30 - Dec 2	Lake Louise	WinterStart World Cup - Women's

 

December
December 2	Lake Louise	Lake Louise Heavy Metal Rail Jam
December 3 - 7	Lake Louise	Lake Louise NorAm
December 7	Norquay	Opening Day!
December 13 - 16	Norquay	F.I.S. GMC Pontiac Cup (Excalibur closed to public)
December 21	Lake Louise	Lake Louise Sitz 'n Suds après ski party & dinner
December 25		Christmas Day
December 26		Boxing Day
December 28	Norquay	Friday Night Skiing opening night - 3pm to 10pm
December 28	Lake Louise	Lake Louise Sitz 'n Suds après ski party & dinner
December 31		New Year's Eve

 

January
January 1, 2008		New Year's Day
January 4	Lake Louise	Lake Louise Sitz 'n Suds après ski party & dinner
January 11	Norquay	Friday Night Master Race series - Giant Slalom kick-off race
January 11	Lake Louise	Lake Louise Sitz 'n Suds après ski party & dinner
January 11-13	Sunshine Village	Canadian Avalanche Awareness Days
January 17-20	Sunshine Village	The Fairmont Banff Springs Sports Invitational
January 18	Norquay	Friday Night Rail Jam series
January 18	Lake Louise	Lake Louise Sitz 'n Suds après ski party & dinner
January 25	Norquay	Friday Night Master Race series - Slalom
January 25	Lake Louise	Lake Louise Sitz 'n Suds après ski party & dinner

 

February
February 1	Norquay	Friday Night Rail Jam
February 1	Lake Louise	Lake Louise Sitz 'n Suds après ski party & dinner
February 2	Norquay	Mountain Smoker - qualifications
February 3	Norquay	Mountain Smoker
February 3	Norquay	Bow Valley Quickies - Nancy Greene race on Rob's Run
February 8	Norquay	Friday Night Master Race series - Giant Slalom
February 9	Sunshine Village	Vertical Express for MS
February 9	Norquay	Billabong Flaunt It Girls Freestyle competition
February 9 - 10	Lake Louise	LLSC Doug Meyer Memorial Race
February 10	Sunshine Village	Sitour Snow Jam tour
February 14		Valentine's Day
February 16	Norquay	You Look Good Rider's Cup Snowboard Contest
February 16	Lake Louise	Cardboard Derby
February 16 - 18	Sunshine Village	Burton & Salomon Snowboard demo
February 16 - 18	Sunshine Village	Rogers Promo
February 18	Norquay	Coors Light Freestyle Party & competition
February 22	Norquay	Friday Night Master Race series - Slalom
February 23 - 24	Norquay	Salomon Demo days
February 23 - 24	Norquay	Caribou Cup on Rob's Run
February 29	Norquay	Friday Night Rail Jam

 

March
March 1 - 2	Lake Louise	CSPS First Aid competition
March 3	Norquay	Coors Light Freestyle Party & competition
March 6 - 9	Norquay	F.I.S International Masters Race (Excalibur closed to the public)
March 7	Norquay	Friday Night Master Race series - Giant Slalom
March 8 - 9	Lake Louise	Snickers Junior Big Mountain Challenge
March 9	Sunshine Village	Sitour Snow Jam tour
March 9	Lake Louise	Rossignol public demo day
March 12 - 16	Lake Louise	Smith Optics Big Mountain Challenge
March 14	Norquay	Friday Night Rail Jam series
March 15	Lake Louise	Kokanee Freeride
March 15	Lake Louise	Suds playing on the Kokanee Deck
March 15	Sunshine Village	Dave Irwin Brain Injury Foundations Dash for Cash
March 15	Sunshine Village	Nancy Greene Invitational
March 15 - 16	Lake Louise	Head Demo days
March 17		St. Patrick's Day
March 17	Norquay	Coors Light Freestyle Party & competition
March 21	Norquay	Friday Night Master Race series - Final Event Dual Slalom
March 21 - 23	Lake Louise	Easter Bunny visits the Resort
March 22	Lake Louise	Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam
March 22	Lake Louise	Suds playing on the Kokanee Deck
March 23	Sunshine Village	Easter Bunny visits Sunshine
March 28	Norquay	Last night of the Friday Night Rail Jam series
March 28	Norquay	Final night of Night Skiing for the season
March 28 - 30	Sunshine Village	K1 Finals
March 29	Norquay	42nd Annual Bruno Engler Veteran's Race - the longest running race in North America

 

April
April 5	Lake Louise	Suds playing on the Kokanee Deck
April 12 - 13	Norquay	K2 Finals on Rob's Run
April 13	Norquay	Beach Party end of the season
April 13	Norquay	Projected closing of Norquay
April 18 - 20	Sunshine Village	Rob Bosinger Memorial weekend
April 19	Lake Louise	Suds playing on the Kokanee Deck
April 22		Earth Day
April 26 - 27	Lake Louise	Spring Episode '08
April 26 - 27	Sunshine Village	Coors Light Peak Party
April 26	Lake Louise	Kokanee Freeride
April 27	Lake Louise	Projected closing of Lake Louise

 

May
May 3 - 4	Sunshine Village	George Canyon outdoor concert
May 10 - 11	Sunshine Village	Redneck Rodeo featuring Gord Bamford outdoor concert
May 17 - 18	Sunshine Village	BC/DC outdoor concert
May 19	Sunshine Village	80th annual Slush Cup
May 19	Sunshine Village	Projected closing of Sunshine Village

 

Visit the Banff/Lake Louise Tourism Bureau for more events in and around town.