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Travel tips for trip to Banff/Lake Louise/Canmore ???
Am planning a nordic ski trip in December in the Banff/Lake Louise/
Canmore area and have a few questions as I'm on a slim travel budget and need some pointers on places to stay and getting around. So basically i'm looking for suggestions on cheap accommodations in these areas (such as b&b's or hostels etc) and would like to know if there are shuttle buses (or the like) to get around to the various trails and if there is an airport shuttle from Calgary to any of these areas. Also interested in hearing about any good ski trails in the areas that you can recommend. Its the first time out skiing in this area for me so any info/advice (good websites) would be appreciated. Many thanks, Cal |
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Travel tips for trip to Banff/Lake Louise/Canmore ???
wrote in message ... Am planning a nordic ski trip in December in the Banff/Lake Louise/ Canmore area and have a few questions as I'm on a slim travel budget and need some pointers on places to stay and getting around. So basically i'm looking for suggestions on cheap accommodations in these areas (such as b&b's or hostels etc) and would like to know if there are shuttle buses (or the like) to get around to the various trails and if there is an airport shuttle from Calgary to any of these areas. Also interested in hearing about any good ski trails in the areas that you can recommend. Its the first time out skiing in this area for me so any info/advice (good websites) would be appreciated. Many thanks, Cal Me and my wife were there in February of 2006. There is a shuttle from Calgary to Banff and Lake Louise. We stayed at the Lake Louise Inn which is cheap. Check out the skilouise.com website for more details. Hope this helps Alan |
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Travel tips for trip to Banff/Lake Louise/Canmore ???
On Sun, 2 Nov 2008, wrote:
Am planning a nordic ski trip in December in the Banff/Lake Louise/ Canmore area and have a few questions as I'm on a slim travel budget and need some pointers on places to stay and getting around. Anytime I've been there, the snow conditions were much better in Lake Louise than in Banff. Canmore receives very little snow since it is in the snow-shadow of Mt Rundel. I once took a shuttle bus from Calgary airport to Banff- I think it went to the Banff hostel (Tunnel Mountain), but I had to walk from there to downtown and the local trails. Someone else mentioned the hostel in Lake Louise. It will be very busy between Christmas and New Year's, and on weekends. There are some good trails within a short walk, in good conditions you may be able to ski right from the door. The main access trail is the "Tramway" which climbs from LL town up to the lake itself (about 300 m climb). It connects to the Morraine Lake trail (unplowed road) and Highway 1A (also unplowed road), both of those have very good conditions, even with light snow cover. You can ski across to BC and Yoho National Park on 1A and connect to the Lake O'hara trail. From Lake Louse hostel to Lake O'hara is about a 40 km round trip, with lots of climbing On the other side of the Trans Canada from LL town is the Pipestone trail system, I'm not sure if there is a bus there. I'm pretty sure there are busses from LL town to the big downhill resort. From near the base of that (at Fish Creek parking spot I think) you can ski a nice, but relatively safe, backcountry trail over Deception Pass (2500 m) to Skoki lodge. I think these links still work for trail conditions in Banff NP and Yoho NP: http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/tcond/cond_e.asp?oPark=100092 http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/tcond/cond_E.asp?oPark=100438 -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html |
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Travel tips for trip to Banff/Lake Louise/Canmore ???
On Nov 2, 5:54*am, wrote:
Am planning a *nordic ski trip in December in the Banff/Lake Louise/ Canmore area and have a few questions as I'm on a slim travel budget and need some pointers on places to stay and getting around. So basically i'm looking for suggestions on cheap accommodations in these areas (such as b&b's or hostels etc) and would like to know if there are *shuttle buses (or the like) to get around to the various trails and if there is an airport shuttle from Calgary to any of these areas. *Also interested in hearing about any good *ski trails in the areas *that you can recommend. Its the *first time out skiing in this area for me *so any info/advice (good websites) would be appreciated. Many thanks, Cal The Canmore-Banff-Lake Lousie is a great area for Nordic skiing but like much of North America getting to trail heads is largely private car oriented. Here's a link to the area's transportation options: http://www.banfflakelouise.com/plan-...getting-around My recollection is that the shuttle from YYC to Canmore or Banff is rather expensive. But the bigger problem is getting the the trail sites once you get to the area. The Lake Lousie hostel being the exception where you could walk to the Tramline trail, but you would still be somewhat constrained without transportation. You can also walk to the Goat Creek Trailhead from Banff town, but Banff is relatively low (elevation) and snow may be less reliable. The Mt. Shark and Kananaskis Country trail heads are some distance from Canmore and other than busses accomodating senior citizen ski outings, its pretty much private cars in those two areas. Canmore Nordic is on the outskirts of town and a good uphill walk to the Centre. My recollection is that Canmore Nordic, Mt. Shark and some Banff and Lake Louise (e.g Moraine Lake Road) trails are groomed for skating. Kananaskis is trackset for classic. If you do rent a car, take note that the snow is usually cold and dry. Many of the locals do well with just 2-WD cars. In terms of accomodations, Canmore is cheaper than Banff/Lake Louise in general. Xmas-New Year pricing is an added cost. BTW, In December think Winter solstice. My first trip to Canmore was during the first half of December. Sunlight started around 8:30 and it was pretty dark by 4 or 4:30. |
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