Keep this page referenced in your mobile device to help guide you through the four wonders. Some wonders will require you to move around and engage with them, and some will be slower paced and best experienced if you sit back, relax and enjoy them for a while. Let's begin!
Nightrise honours the magic of the mountains atop Sulphur Mountain (Mînî Rhuwîn) — a place of gathering since time immemorial — through the Four Wonders.
Interact with Cosmic Ray projections on the lower terrace. Bask in shimmering light at the second floor’s Diamond Dust station. Explore Alpenglow — a digital art tribute to the mountains on the fourth floor. Then continue to the top floor patio and listen to the view with Frosted Waves.
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Welcome to the first wonder: Cosmic Rays
In Stoney, Apenene Garharhagach
After stepping off the gondola, head outside to the first-floor terrace on your right. There, you’ll experience Cosmic Rays — a spectacle of projections, light and music.
Nightrise happens on the property Parks Canada grants to the Banff Gondola. We respect these boundaries and the protected environment where we operate. This includes the boundary on the boardwalk to Sanson’s Peak, where the Nightrise experience ends. The boardwalk remains open for guests to explore, please beware winter conditions are in effect.
The second wonder: Diamond Dust
In Stoney, Wiyapta Ptach
Continue inside and up the stairs to the second floor, where you'll relax in a bath of shimmering light and sonic poetry at the second wonder, Diamond Dust.
The third wonder: Alpenglow
In Stoney, Aîthîya Eya
Your journey continues upstairs on the fourth floor at Alpenglow — a digital art installation paying tribute to ancient giants.
The fourth and final wonder: Frosted Waves
In Stoney, Yowatha
Step outside and listen as echoes travel from across the Bow Valley. Make sure you explore the full area — don't miss the chance to make your own music and light show on the far-left Peak Patio.
In the spirit of reconciliation and gratitude, we honour and acknowledge that Banff is located on traditional Treaty 7 territory. These sacred lands are a gathering place for the Îyârhe Eyithkabi of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney-Wesley First Nations; the Niitsitapi from the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani First Nations; the Tsuut’ina First Nation; the Ktunaxa First Nation; the Secwepmc First Nation; the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland, and many others whose histories, language, and cultures have existed here since time immemorial.
