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Panorama Mountain Village is about big vertical and big mountain terrain – over 1,220 meters/4,000 vertical feet and over 2,800 snow-covered acres. With the addition of two new quads, varied ski terrain, slopeside hot pools, and luxurious slopeside, ski-in/ski-out accommodations; Panorama Mountain Village is fast becoming one of the Canadian Rockies’ premier vacation destinations. Panorama is located just two hours drive south west of Banff and three and a half hours from Calgary.
Taynton Bowl, the biggest terrain expansion in the history of the resort offers lift access to almost 1,000 acres of glades, chutes and gullies, all former heli-skiing terrain. Both Skiing and Ski Canada magazine have rated the bowl as the "Best New Terrain." Panorama is located on the edge of the largest heli-skiing region in the world and R.K. Heli-Ski, located at Panorama offers day excursions via helicopter into backcountry powder.
The Taynton experience is complemented by super-long cruising runs featuring Panorama’s award-winning grooming. For freestyle enthusiasts, an expert and an intermediate terrain park flesh out the mountain’s offerings with rails, tabletops and halfpipe. The terrain is broken down into 15% beginner, 55% intermediate/advanced and 30% expert. Ideally located as a hub to Fernie, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, BC, and Banff, Panorama provides the ultimate base for touring and experiencing the greatest skiing and powder snow in the Canadian Rockies. Panorama also offers a day bus and interchangeable lift tickets with Kicking Horse. After a day on the slopes, sink into the soothing waters of the giant, slopeside, Panorama Springs Hot Pools. Soak and stargaze before heading into the pedestrian village to check out a variety of family activities, restaurants and après options. Panorama Mountain Village is owned and operated by Intrawest Corporation, the leading developer and operator of village-centered resorts across North America.
MOUNTAIN STATISTICS
| Season: |
December 7, 2007 to April 6, 2008 |
| Lift Hours: |
9am – 4pm daily |
| Annual Snowfall: |
479 cm (188 inches) |
| Snowmaking: |
40% coverage |
| Vertical Drop: |
1,200 m (4,000 ft) - One of the highest in North America |
| Base Elevation: |
1,200 m (3,800 ft) |
| Top Elevation: |
2,400 m (7,800 ft) |
| Skiable Acreage: |
1,157 hectares (2,847 acres) Patrolled Acres |
| Trails: |
120+ trails, Bowls, Extreme Zone, Showzone Terrain Parks & Half Pipe |
| Longest Run : |
5.5km Never Never Land (Taynton Bowl) |
| Difficulty: |
Novice |
Intermediate |
Advanced |
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20% |
55% |
25% |
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| Number of Lifts: |
9 Lifts - 1 Village Gondola, 2 High-speed Quads, 1 Quad, 1 Triple, 1 Double, and 2 Surface lifts |
| Lift Capacity: |
8,500 skiers per hour |
| Night Skiing: |
Yes. |
| Cross-Country: |
Yes, the Beckie Scott Nordic Centre offers 17 kms of groomed cross-country trails. |
| Snowboarding: |
Yes |
| Terrain Park: |
Yes. Powder Trail (off the Mile 1 Quad) is a one-kilometre long terrain park. You'll find tabletops, kickers, spines, rails and fun boxes. |
| Halfpipe: |
Yes. Panorama's FIS regulation halfpipe is in the Showzone Terrain Park, which also offers night skiing and riding on selected dates through the season. |
| Av Winter Temp |
-5 deg C (25 deg F) |
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