If you are visiting Banff in winter or anytime between October and April, it’s very likely you’ll be seeing snow. Here in the Canadian Rockies, the snow typically starts to fly well before the official start of winter and that’s when all the Banff winter activities will start.
Best Lake Louise Green Runs for Beginners
The Lake Louise Ski Resort is renowned for its long ski runs and truly epic vistas of Banff National Park and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. As one of the of the “Ski Big 3″ resorts, Lake Louise is one of the best ski resorts in Banff National Park. There’s plenty of terrain to explore at Lake Louise, with ski runs for all skill levels spread over 3 mountain faces.
Fairview Lookout Snowshoe Trail at Lake Louise
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.
Green Monster Winter Hike – Kananaskis Country
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 namesake Green Monster frozen waterfall.
Best Lake Louise Snowshoe Trails
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 day!
Blue Square 27 – Lake Louise Snowshoe Trail
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 Louise snowshoe trail a try!
Skiing in Banff – Everything You Need to Know
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 – Mt. Norquay Ski Resort, Banff Sunshine Village and Lake Louise Ski Resort.
Mirror Lake Snowshoe Trail at Lake Louise
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.
Lake Louise Highline Snowshoe Trail to Paradise Creek
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.
Hogarth Lakes Snowshoe in Kananaskis
The Hogarth Lakes snowshoe is one of our all-time favourite easy snowshoe trails in Kananaskis country. It’s our go-to snowshoeing trail any time we want to take an out-of- town visitor snowshoeing, as it’s the perfect easy Kananaskis snowshoe trail for beginners.