Thanks all. I've come to the right place, lol. Funny, the car vs. the shuttle question is the germ of my park pass fee question. Last time we came, we did rent a car, but my wife was with us and we took a (memorable) mid-week day trip up the Icefields Parkway. But, if it weren't for that, we never used it. This time, we're staying at the Banff Park Lodge -- one of their claims to fame is their ski shuttle stop is "last on, first off." But, the transport schedule isn't a good marriage with my flight times (top of my head, one issue was being forced to get to the airport on my departure for home hours ahead of when I needed to). Since it's only three of us, a sedan with a fold-down seat should work (need to make sure it's a split!), and on the face of it, it's like $20 more. But the hotel is going to charge me about $8 (US) per day for parking, so I'm adding that to the equation, and my last question before deciding how much the convenience is worth, is that park pass lol!
Let me ask, will I pay the same Park Pass entry fees if I'm in the shuttle as I would if I were in a rental car? Anyway, to tighten down that cost, we'd be me, the dad, my newly-minted 18-yo (lol, yeah, "adult" -- he hasn't gotten the memo), and my 12-yo.
Also, Mike mentioned skiing more than just Sunshine. That's my other piece of the puzzle. We've been to Lake Louise before, what other areas shouldn't we miss with it being in mind it's going to be the first week of April?