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Great place to visit

Had a nice time in Banff. The mountains are beautiful and dynamic.

Stunningly beautiful

A photo around every corner! Easy to travel to and from. Super nice people everywhere. Skiing is excellent! So many things to do! It can get a bit cold in the winter so bring good gear and dress in layers. Loved the Rose and Crown, The Balkan, and especially Ramen Arashi for meals!

All inclusive vacation

It was our first vacation to Banff and we loved our vacation and our kids loved the skiing! It was during the New Years Break and we were thrilled to have really good snow. We booked with ski.com. The agent took care of everything for us! We didn’t have to worry about renting skis or car! We loved it! We tried several wonderful restaurants at Banff and the shopping! We especially enjoyed the Beaver tail (fried dough)! It was so good! We had an amazing time and would return again without a doubt!

pretty great.

My son and I had never been to Banff. We were overwhelmed by the beauty. We were fortunate for several reasons. First, Banff received 2-3 feet of snow a day before our arrival. That left ski conditions near perfect (8-9/10). We could not decide if we preferred Lake Louise or Sunshine. Each is unique and worthy. Second, we brought our skates and sticks just in case. Upon our arrival in the afternoon, we spotted the ice rink next to the high school. The Zamboni was cleaning the ice! Then it was time for an old time shinny. The clear evening sky, mountain range, and tons of kids made it memorable. Lots of good food within a block of everything.

Bucket List Items

This trip has been on my list for about 20 years now. I finally decided to 'just do it'. I am glad I did. What an amazing place. Loved the skiing, the lodge, the food and drink. Can't wait to go back. There really is no better place to ski on this planet that I know of. There were skiers from all over that stated the same thing.

Lake Louise and the Lake Louise Inn

The Lake Louise Inn is located in the village, halfway from the Chateau to the ski hill. The rooms are well maintained and clean and we found the staff to be very friendly. The breakfast and lunch dining room did a great job and had reasonable prices. The two in-house dinner restaurants had typical bar food and pasta that wasn't the best in the world but it was pretty good. Two good points about the location are that we could catch the ski bus at the front door and that the village had a variety of stores and restaurants that could supply any necessities.

Fabulous snow and trip organized so well

Thank you Kristine Bell for setting up this amazing vacation. We had a simple transition from Houston to Calgary, shuttle to Banff and great accommodations at the Caribou Lodge. Temps were -25 on the top of Sunshine on Monday and very cold several other days with snow almost every day. POWDER skin on Friday and making first tracks is something I will never forget. We had a great time and the scenery all over Banff is amazing and worth hauling the nice SLR camera with you. If you want a full service ski vacation, contact Ski.com and ask for Kristine Bell...

5 Kentucky Guys on a 4 Day Ski Trip to Banff

We had an excellent time, the skiing was awesome, the views are absolutely gorgeous, the people are friendly. The food and dining experiences were good! I would highly recommend it to anyone!!

Skiing in Area; Dining Options

My hip is going out as a 60-year old, so most of my comments come from my sons, ages 21 and 13. They liked Sunshine better. Snow was better; skiing is at a higher elevation than Lake Louise. Further problem was lift lines at Lake Louise on Good Friday. Lots of people came up for the Easter holiday. We hadn't been counseled on places to dine, so we ended up staying at the Lake Louise Inn without a lot of dining options. There are far more dining options in Banff, approx. 30-45 minutes away. Beautiful drive on the TransCanada Highway though.

Lake Louise and Sunshine Village offer variety

Sunshine Village is a bit spread out as it encompasses 3 peaks so some advance planning to pick your way to a different area is do-able but can be tricky. Lake Louise's layout is very easy to negotiate with some very nice, long runs. The snow was a bit lacking when we were there (early/mid-March) which is apparently fairly normal. Being from Michigan we are used to icy, scraped conditions so we were somewhat at home on more than a few runs. We'd expected more powder than what we had. The shuttle bus service that was included with our ski pass (provided by Brewster Transportation) was very well run and PROMPT. We never made it to Mt. Norquay, the locals told us that they didn't have enough snow to make it worth our while due to their lower elevation. Still overall a gorgeous place to ski