Banff National Park can be described as a winter wonderland during the winter months in this snow covered valley. If you are lucky enough to visit Banff in January, then you’ll want to come during the Banff SnowDays Winter Festival, which takes place in January each year.
Winter Activities
The Green Monster hike is one of the most scenic and rewarding winter hikes in Kananaskis Country. After a few kilometres of winter hiking through a beautiful snow covered evergreen forest, you’ll start following the Evan-Thomas Creek into the heart of a river valley to a series of spectacular frozen waterfalls and ice falls, including …
The town of Canmore is growing in popularity, and it’s no surprise given its location amongst the majestic snow-capped peaks of the Canadian Rockies. Even as the temperatures drop and the snow flies, there are so many things to do in Canmore in winter and we are here to make sure you are well prepared …
If you’ve never experienced Banff during winter, you might be wondering if Banff is worth visiting in winter.
It’s likely you’ve seen the Lake Louise area referred to as a winter wonderland time and time again, on this site and others. It’s true, if you compare the snowfall in Lake Louise to that of the town of Banff, it’s significantly higher. Making snowshoeing at Lake Louise and excellent way to spend a winter …
The Blue Square 27 snowshoe trail at Lake Louise is a wonderful easy snowshoe trail that’s part of the network of Lake Louise winter trails. It’s a 6 km snowshoe loop through a fun, winding forest with occasional views of some of the most iconic Lake Louise mountains, we highly recommend you give this Lake …
If you are a skier, snowboarder or mountain enthusiast there may be no finer place for a ski holiday than skiing in Banff, Alberta. Located in Banff National Park, and in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, Banff is a vibrant little mountain town and the adventure hub for three world class ski resorts – …
The Mirror Lake snowshoe trail is one of the most popular short Lake Louise snowshoe trails in Banff National Park. A relatively easy winter trail up a mountain slope on the north side of Lake Louise, snowshoers will be rewarded with a visit to a frozen Mirror Lake.
There are few winter destinations within Banff National Park which are more magical than Lake Louise. With towering snowcapped Rocky Mountain peaks surrounding a frozen lake, a visit to Lake Louise in winter is so special.
Lake Louise is a magical place in the winter time. Standing along the frozen shores of the world-famous Lake Louise, with snow capped Canadian Rocky Mountain peaks all around, you’ll never forget your visit to Banff National Park.