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Reseñas de visitantes para Banff Mt Norquay

  • January 29, 2013
    Rosco from Canada

    Tired of the 'tude at LL and SS? As well as the parking issues that comes with them? Bored to tears with Nakiska and the constant grooming; i.e, no bumps of any kind, unless they are icy (all three of 'em!) ? You should/could give Norquay a try. They have bumps, groomers, glades, (if you know where to go) and everything in between. Great staff, great service (especially the techs Josh and Liam) and reasonably good food for a ski hill (the daily soup is always top notch). Ya, I know it is sorta small, but seldom is there any lift line. You can ski by the hour (2 minimum), get the Big Drop Card or get very fair priced season's passes. Parking is simple and available. The skiing is fab for it's size. Try the Lone Pine chair, if you dare! Not recommended for boarders, though. Mystic and Spirit have lots of variety, so advanced and intermediates can ski, then ride the chair together. I ski all over Western NA, this is where I have had a season's pass for 4 years now. Unless management screws up, I plan to be a patron for many more years to come! See ya on the slopes! (no I was not bribed to write this!)

  • Banff Mt Norquay Clasificaciones

    En base a voto(s) Voto

    Acceso: 3.6

    (1) Al menos una parada durante la noche, (2) requiere un día entero, (3) requiere más de la mitad de un día -puede que tenga tiempo para dar algunas vueltas (4) llegada a la hora de almuerzo y esquí toda la tarde, (5) hay un aeropuerto principal a una hora de Banff Mt Norquay .

    		 Transporte público: 4.0

    (1) No hay autobuses o taxis hacia Banff Mt Norquay, (3) Los autobuses o trenes disponibles son lentos o poco frecuentes, (5) Es fácil llegar al complejo, tránsito frecuente de autobuses y conecciones de trenes.
    Escenografía: 4.0

    (1) Un resort desagradable en una localidad sin mayores atractivos, (3) vista de montaña y resort de nivel regular (5) un escenario espectacular y una hermosa localidad histórica.

    		 Alojamiento: 4.0

    (1) No hay lugares donde alojarse en o cerca de Banff Mt Norquay , (3) algunos lugares para hospedarse en el resort, (5) una amplia variedad de alojamientos adecuados para satisfacer todos los presupuestos.
    Habitaciones Baratas: 3.0

    (1) Presupuesto de alojamiento no disponible (3) Apenas uno o dos albergues, se sugiere reservar por adelantado, (5) varias hostales y pensiones a precios módicos disponibles.

    		 Hoteles de lujo: 3.6

    (1) Alojamiento de alto nivel no disponible, (3) Apenas uno o dos hoteles de alto nivel, se sugiere reservar por adelantado, (5) algunos hoteles de lujo en Banff Mt Norquay.
    "Ski-in"/"Ski-out": 2.4

    (1) La zona de esquí se encuentra lejos de cualquier alojamiento, (3) un autobús de esquí le lleva de forma gratuita a la zona de esquí en un viaje corto, (5) alojamiento de esquí "Ski-in"/"Ski-out"está disponible.

    		 Cuidado de los niños: 3.2

    (1) No hay ninguna guardería en Banff Mt Norquay, (5) el resort tiene excelentes guarderías, incluyendo al menos una a un precio muy razonable.
    Nieve segura: 2.8

    (1) Ocasionalmente se presenta suficiente nieve para esquiar, (2) a menudo está cerrado debido a la falta de nieve, (3) ocasionalmente sufre de una falta de nieve, (4) rara vez sufre de una falta de nieve, (5) Banff Mt Norquay se presenta nieve segura incluso en las temporadas más pobres.

    		 Cañones de nieve: 3.4

    (1) Banff Mt Norquay depende completamente de nieve natural, (3) hay sólo algunos cañones, (5) hay cañones de nieve en todas las pistas.
    Aplanadoras de Nieve: 3.2

    (1) No hay aplanadoras de nieve en Banff Mt Norquay, (3) ocasionalmente algunas pistas quedan sin aplanar y en mal estado, (5) todas las pistas en Banff Mt Norquay se aplanan diariamente.

    		 Refugio: 3.2

    (1) No hay ningún lugar para esquiar cuando está ventoso o la visibilidad es mala, y a menudo se cierran los elevadores, (3) hay algunos árboles de escasa visibilidad pero a veces los elevadores cierran, (5) Banff Mt Norquay es principalmente en el bosque donde puede esquiar en días de luz plana y ventosos, rara vez cierre de elevadores.
    Opciones cercanas: 3.4

    (1) Si las condiciones de nieve son pobres en Banff Mt Norquay, va a ser pobre en todas partes cercanas, (3) existen buenas alternativas a una hora en automóvil, (5) otros lugares en el mismo paquete proporcionan una rica variedad de condiciones de nieve segura para esquí.

    		 Clasificación regional: 2.8

    (1) Banff Mt Norquay usualmente tiene pobres condiciones de nieve en comparación con otros centros turísticos en la región, (3) tiene condiciones medias para la región, (5) usualmente tiene las mejores condiciones de nieve en la región.
    Eleva al personal: 3.8

    (1) El personal en Banff Mt Norquay es descortés e ineficiente, (5) Eleva al personal en Banff Mt Norquay son agradables, alegres y con ganas de ayudar.

    		 Multitudes/colas de espera: 4.0

    (1) el resort siempre está concurrido y suelen haber largas colas, (3) ocacionalmente tranquilo durante fines de semana y vacaciones escolares, (5) poco concurrido y colas de espera son muy raras.
    Escuelas de esquí: 3.8

    (1) Ninguna escuela de esquí disponible, (2) una o dos escuelas de esquí pero sólo en el idioma local, (3) algunas escuelas de esquí pero solicite por adelantado instructores multi-lingües.

    		 Alquiler y Reparaciones: 3.6

    (1) No se consigue nada, ni siquiera cera de esquí o PTex. (3) hay algunas tiendas de esquí pero la renta de equipos debe ser reservada con antelación, (5) equipos de esquí de buena calidad a la venta o en alquiler y reparaciones son posibles durante la noche.
    Variedad de pistas: 3.0

    (1) Las pistas son habituales y sin rasgos distintivos, (3) las pistas son variadas pero no lo suficientemente extensas para una semana, (5) Banff Mt Norquay tiene interesantes y diversas pistas incluyendo bosques y altos terrenos alpinos.

    		 Principiantes: 2.4

    (1) Principiantes pueden sólo ver otros en esquís o snowboard, (3) algunas suaves laderas pero principiantes pueden aburrirse en menos de una semana, (3) extensas áreas de terreno suave.
    Intermedios: 3.2

    (1) Ningún terreno intermedio en Banff Mt Norquay, (3) esquiadores intermedios se aburrirán al cabo de unos días, (5) vastas zonas de cruce de pistas.

    		 Avanzado: 3.2

    (1) Nada para esquiadores y snowbordistas avanzados, (3) suficiente terreno empinado por algunos días y con algunos muy buenos para el esquí fuera de pista, (5) Suficiente áreas de terreno empinado y áreas fuera de pista para entretener a esquiadores avanzados al menos por una semana.
    Parque de Nieve: 3.3

    (1) Ni siquiera un trampolín en Banff Mt Norquay, (3) Parque de tamaño medio y bien cuidado, (5) enorme parque diseñado por expertos, con senderos para saltos y carreras de boardercross.

    		 Fuera de pista: 2.6

    (1) Ningún "fuera de pista"que valga destacar, (2) "fuera de pista" fuera de los límites, (3) alguna variedad de "fuera de pista" que permanece fresco durante uno o dos días, (5) una amplia gama de rutas "fuera de pista" que pueden permanecer sin marcas de tránsito por varios días.
    Travesía: 2.4

    (1) No hay ningún lugar para esquí de fondo alrededor de Banff Mt Norquay, (3) hay algunos senderos para esquí de fondo disponibles, (5) la zona cuenta con muchos senderos espectaculares y bien mantenidos para esquí de fondo.

    		 Luge/Tobogán: 2.6

    (1) No designado "luge" o carreras de trineo, (3) hay carreras de trineo en tobogan abiertas a menudo, (5) Banff Mt Norquay cuenta con instalaciones largas y bien mantenidas para "luge" y carreras de trineo en tobogan accesible a todas las edades.
    Gastronomía de montaña: 2.2

    (1) Ningún lugar para comprar alimentos en las pistas, (3) algunos lugares para comer arriba en la montaña pero a menudo muy caros y concurridos, (5) existe una gran variedad de excelentes restaurantes de montaña justo al lado de las laderas para satisfacer todos los presupuestos.

    		 Dónde Comer: 2.2

    (1) Lleva tu propia comida, no hay ni siquiera una tienda. (5) Una gran variedad de lugares para comer y beber en el resort, desde comida rápida a restaurantes de lujo.
    Después del esquí: 3.0

    (1) Nada para hacer, ni siquiera un bar (3) hay algunos bares en el resort pero nada especial, (5) clubes y bares permanecen abiertos hasta muy tarde y tienen un ambiente agradable.

    		 Otros deportes: 1.0

    (1) Ningún otro servicio deportivo aparte de los elevadores, (3) el resort tiene sólo una pequeña piscina pública, (5) cuenta con todo tipo de instalaciones deportivas, incluyendo una piscina de tamaño completo.
    Entretenimiento: 3.2

    (1) Además de la nieve y caminar no hay nada más que hacer aquí, (3) el no-esquiador encontrará cosas para hacer por pocos días pero puede que se aburra después de una semana, (5) la zona turística es un lugar fascinante para visitar, más allá de los deportes de invierno.

    		 Paseos de invierno: 2.0

    (1) Caminatas con accesos muy limitados y ningún sendero con raquetas (3) un par de senderos escénicos para caminatas con o sin raquetas (5) diversos y extensos senderos para caminatas de invierno en todos los niveles.
    Valor del Pase de Esquí: 3.2

    (1) Un pase de esquí de 1 semana está sobrevalorado en comparación con el número de elevadores disponibles, (3) el pase de esquí tiene un valor relativamente aceptable y abarca un número razonable de elevadores, (5) el valor de los pases de esquí es excelente en relación calidad-precio y cubren un gran número de elevadores que abarcan un área extensa.

    		 Valor (Nacional): 3.8

    (1) En general, Banff Mt Norquay es uno de los centros de esquí más caros en el país pero en sí no lo vale, (3) de promedio medio por el dinero que representa , (5) en general ofrece lo mejor en temas de resorts en el país.
    Valor (Global): 3.5

    (1) En general, Banff Mt Norquay es uno de los centros de esquí más caros del mundo, (3) en general ofrece relación media en cuanto a calidad-precio comparado con centros de otros países, (5) internacionalmente el resort ofrece una excelente relación calidad-precio.

    En base a voto(s) Voto

  • January 06, 2012
    John from Canada

    After skiing at all three hills in this area (Lake Louise, Sunshine Village and Norquay) I found Mount Norquay to be a fantastic experience!

    The hill is filled with welcoming staff from all over the place. They have the best terrain park of the 3 by far. And the snow was unbeatable. A lot of the reviews talk about Norquay having icy runs. Come and ski in Ontario and you will see what icy runs are. We arrived with a dusting of fresh snow and there were no lift lines. Over Christmas holidays we had no lift lines. How awesome is that. I didn't wait more than 2 minutes for a chair all day. Went to Sunshine and not only were the staff rude at times, but the lift lines seemed to stretch for miles at times, and I found myself getting stuck on runs that were extremely flat in sections.

    One of the neatest things was going up the North American chair, they have a tea house at the top of the lift, that apparently just opened back up after more than 20 years, and the view from there was the best I found at any of the resorts, amazing. Just a warning though that chair is not for the faint at heart, the easiest run up there is a high level black run, but the snow is amazing.

    If you are a good skier and want to ski good terrain, with little traversing, no lift lines and a bunch of nice people, I would highly recommend Mount Norquay.

  • April 22, 2011
    Rob Filyk from Canada

    The first time I skied Norquay and it's famed Lone Pine and North American runs many years ago I was awestruck. Sure it isn't massive like Lake Louise but with equally stunning view of Banff and Cascade Mtn., a relaxed atmosphere and some great terrain I love this mountain The original Norquay chair and the 6 runs will challenge the best skiers and completely scare away most boarders but this is what effortless steep ripping and shredding is all about. It will make you respect it.

    With fantastic snow the last 2 seasons and a great community feel there is never a poor day at Norquay. If you catch it on a snow day-which there have been many of lately- you will likely have fresh tracks right until 2 or 3
    For some good intermediate terrain there is the high-speed mystic chair and the fixed-grip spirit so there is something for everyone. An active racing club and a formidable terrain park also add character to Norquay

    Some of the other reviewers are correct, real beginners can find this mountain's upper reaches petrifying. Better they come after they get a lesson or a few under their belts, or bring a parachute.
    Not a big area, but one of the best fall lines around and one of the best views imaginable make Norquay unforgettable.

  • December 26, 2008
    Mark from United Kingdom

    Hi all, my mate and I decided on Canada Jan 08 for a couple of weeks. Having purchased 2 x 3 day ski school lessons, we had a day on each mountain, (Norquay\Sunshine\Lake Louise).

    We started with Lake Louise, which was excellent, mountain was huge with plenty of beginner (green) runs.

    Day 2 was Norquay (Banff Mt Norquay), which if I'm honest was a huge letdown, possibly due to expectations set from LL. The majority (if not all) runs were icy and worn in places. Very few beginner runs, or intermediate runs. A lot of runs have been graded 'double blue', which basically means they are a black. The reason for this, if they marked them all black no-one would go there, Intermediates see the double blues and think 'I'm a blue' and give it a go, only to find unless you are an excellent blue, you end up going down blacks and suffering. Quite a few people in my group refused to them.

    Norquay is for advanced users only - end of. I tried to get my next set of ski lessons changed to 2 x Sunshine and 1 x Lake Louise, but the reps have to promote all 3 mountains, so I had to suffer another day a week later at Norquay.

    However, if you skip Norquay (despite the short bus ride) and do LL and Sunshine you'll never be dissapointed.

    I do wonder why they keep Norquay alive. From a business perspective I can't see it being profitable, with only a small select few taking up the challenge.

    I'm there again for 2 weeks from the 3rd Jan, but won't be doing Norquay this time around ! :)

  • March 15, 2008
    Ryan from Canada

    The review posted by the Calgarian who has skied Norquay for 25 years is - VERY ACCURATE! Excellent review!!!
    Also to note, Norquay has the best terrain park between Calgary and Panorama (so better than Nakiska, Sunshine Village, Lake Louise and Kicking Horse).
    It's so close it's great to just hop up to Norquay for a few laps in the afternoon if you slept in, or just want to get a couple of sunny runs before you cruise down the fun ski-out to the Juniper lodge by the highway.
    Great staff.
    Usually very hard packed and icy, the only places that get similar snowfall levels (ie: not much) are Marmot and Nakiska. But for cruisers, fun, buttery groomers, and a sick park. Norquay is hard to beat.

  • January 29, 2008
    Matt from United Kingdom

    Norquay is a great mountain to start off your week whether your a complete beginner or with the kids. It's main advantage is that its very quick to get to and is always far less busy than any of the other Banff resorts.

  • December 22, 2007
    Chris from Canada

    Why bother....?? It's OK if you just want a few hours of skiing or if you have young kids, but otherwise go just up the road to Sunshine for the real thing.

  • January 12, 2007
    Derek from Canada

    Living in Calgary, I've skiied Norquay for 25 years, and it's an interesting area, and very different from Louise or Sunshine. It's a 5 minute drive from Banff (or grab the free shuttle bus). It's tiny compared to the other two. The Day Lodge at Norquay is beautiful. And it's carved itself quite a nice and effective little pair of niche markets.
    First, it sells tickes by the hour. Here it serves the "ski for a couple of hours in the morning while my partner shops" crowd. Second, it's a family place with an extensive race program. The layout of the hill keeps the learners and the racers away from everyone else.
    Most folks ski the Mystic Chair, which has lots of vertical and a whole bunch of groomed blue and black cruisers. They groom every blue and green every day, and get less snow than Louise or Sunshine (made up for with lots of snowmaking), so this is not a place for powderhounds. Last weekend (Jan 7) was the midst of a big powder dump in the area, and Norquay got virtually none.
    The grooming is without question the best in the area. Still, the tops of runs , high traffic areas and steep pitches can get icy late in the day, a problem shared by parts of Louise.
    And then there's The North American. No snowmaking or grooming here. Big vert, big steeps, a slow double chair, and moguls the size of Volkswagens. This is the original double black area in all of Western Canada. I skiied it a few times more than a decade ago, but don't see that it has changed (good things never do). Less than 10% or Norquay skiiers go up here. More should.
    So long as you keep your expectations under control, you can have a lot a fun at Norquay for a day or two. I did 10,000+ vertical meters in 27 runs last weekend, on a typically unbusy weekend, just doing a lot of high speed cruising. Give it a try. You'll be glad you did.

  • January 10, 2006
    Lee from Canada

    Norquay's ok at the moment (Jan12 05) but it needs a good dump of snow to get the steeper runs open. The mountain has been a victim of an unusually warm Albertan Christmas, after a heavy load of snow around the beginning of December, precipitation since has been limited to flurries. However, the snowmaking here is excellent and the piste makers have got most of the greens and blues open and the conditions on these slopes are good. Naturally, it's best in the AM. Better conditions at Sunshine and Lake Louise mean that Norquay is not very busy at the moment which translates into queue free lifts and tons of space on the pistes. It's definitely worth a trip as it stands for intermediates and improvers.

  • December 05, 2005
    dh from United Kingdom

    Went there early Jan 05. Cold, but the quality of the snow made up for that hardly anyone on the the slopes. If u buy a min. 2hr ticket then u'll ski for 2hrs, not like Europe. Take warm clothes although u wont be cold due to the number of runs avialable.