Banff
Canada
| The town of Banff is delightful with numerous shops, restaurants, and apres-ski places. It resembles Aspen, Colorado, somewhat, but without all the Hollywood glitter and money. So, many Japanese skiers flock to Banff that all the shops seem to have at least one clerk who can speak Japanese. Two very famous and majestic hotels in the Banff area are the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise. Banff, Alberta, Canada is a breathlessly beautiful place in winter or in summer. The Canadian Rockies have sharply carved peaks and look different than their Southern cousins. | |
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There are 3 ski
resorts around the town of Banff, Lake Louise, Sunshine Village, and
Norquay. Lake Louise has long runs, especially on the backside of
the mountain. Sunshine Village has an interesting variety of runs
of different lengths and difficulty. Norquay has some very steep stuff.
Bob skied at Lake Louise and Sunshine Village. Lake Louise has 12 lifts and 105 runs. Mountain Top: 2672m | Base: 1646m | Vertical Drop: 1026m. The runs consist of 25% Beginner, 45% Intermediate and 30% Advanced. Sunshine Village has 12 lifts. Mountain Top: 2729m | Base: 1658m | Vertical Drop: 1071m. The runs consist of 20% Beginner, 55% Intermediate and 25% Advanced. |
