Globalista

Banff is a busy little town in Canada’s beautiful Banff National Park. In 1883 the transcontinental railway reached the Rocky Mountains and railway workers came upon the natural hot springs bubbling from the base of Sulphur Mountain. Pioneers went on to build grand hotels for summer visitors. Today it is also a sought-after destination for good skiing in three different areas within the park. The town has its own small area of Mount Norquay, but Lake Louise and Sunshine Village are the main ones.

Lake Louise lies 56km away across the park and consists of little more than a handful of hotels. Most important of these is the splendid and cavernous Victorian structure, Chateau Lake Louise, in its dramatic glacial setting.

Sunshine Village, little more than a ski area base with a small amount of accommodation, is sandwiched between the two - 16km from Banff and 24km from Lake Louise.

Globalista's Pick of the Press

4 January 2009 - The New York Times - Banff, Canada's Quiet Star
21 November 2008 - The Daily Telegraph - Banff Lake Louise ski guide