I can’t say how pleased I was when I heard that Banff Norquay were reopening their tea house after decades of closure. The owners are doing a fantastic job making Banff Norquay even better than before with additional activities such as tubing, sightseeing from the tea house (you don’t need to ski down), snowshoeing and a [...]
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We were a little disappointed to hear that the Kicking Horse Powder Express from Banff has been changed for the upcoming 2011-2012 winter ski season. The Canadian Rockies Blogger posted the details on their blog so I won’t duplicate: What’s happened to the Kicking Horse Powder Express from Banff this season? What do you think [...]
Guest Blogger: Phil Purdie The meteorite is en route and Bruce Willis’ gang of pro-drillers are not proving up to the task. We have 24 hours to live and I have some decisions to make. Suffice it to say, my final meal will be steak with every known variety of potato (chipped, mashed, roasted, dauphinoised etc) [...]
2011 has so far brought us incredible ski conditions – the best in years across Western Canada. The best thing of all is that it just keeps coming and coming! Environment Canada predicted a late spring which is so far proving to be true. Last Sunday was the official start of Spring and so far [...]
Firstly, HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all. I know we have not been blogging as frequently as we would like to, but it is the ski season! In the last 12-24 hours, ski resorts in Western Canada have been receiving a nice bit of fresh. January is a great time to ski the Canadian Rockies [...]
Exciting times here in Western Canada – the ski resorts are starting to open and the long-term season outlook is looking very promising with La Nina predicted to hit which will bring lots of snow! The Lake Louise Ski Area was the first ski resort to open in Canada on November 5th 2010. Jasper Marmot [...]
Banff Norquay may have closed last Sunday but Sunshine Village and Lake Louise are still going strong in Banff National Park! Here we’re celebrating longer days, our infamous spring snow dumps, and skiing and riding until May 24 2010 – that’s almost 6 weeks still to go! To celebrate properly, there is a ton of [...]
Head to BANFF NATIONAL PARK today for a great POWDER DAY! In the last 24 hours, Sunshine Village received 25cm, Banff Norquay 20+cm and Lake Louise 13cm. These ski resorts are all included in your Tri-Area Ski Lift Pass. The following ski resorts also received some fresh: Panorama 11cm, Kicking Horse 10cm, Fernie 7cm, Jasper [...]
Ski Holidays Canada have just released details on two of their ski tours which they’ll be offering for winter 2010. These smaller personalised ski tours will take you away for the hustle and bustle of larger ski resorts to smaller “secret” ski resorts. These ski tours can be adjusted for specific ability levels. Please contact [...]
