In Search of Snow...
Sun Feb 22, 07:40 PM
Addy and I made plans for a trip to Castle Mountain over a month ago. She got out of work at the ski hill and I took some time off work so we could go to Canada for a ski weekend. As the first week of February approached, the conditions looked bleak. Big Mountain, along with most of the west, was looking for the next storm cycle to help the atrocious skiing conditions.
We were planning on heading to Castle Mountain until we got a call from the owner of the bed and breakfast we planned to stay at. “Ahh, we have had about 10cm this January and last night there were 160km/hr winds at the ski hill. I’m not really a skier, but I’m not sure the conditions are very good.” I thanked the guy for his honest advice and we now had a vacation with no place to go.
After some brainstorming, Lake Louise and Banff came onto the radar and seemed like the best bet. We found a great place to stay in Canmore and packed our bags. The drive is only about five and a half hours, and we made it with no problems.
The skiing at Lake Louise is very good. It didn’t have much fresh snow, but we didn’t have to ski very much ice. Lake Louise has incredible terrain, but I don’t think they get as much snow as some other resorts. It doesn’t hurt that it is in a national park and has stunning views when the clouds clear out.
Here are a few pics from the trip:
Addy coming out of a gnarly chute
A picture together after a day of great skiing
A view from the top of the Lake Louise Resort
Lake Louise and Me!
