Blogs from Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 4

Récapitulatif de mon 2 semaines de voyage. Premièrement, je suis encore en vie!! Ce qui est une bonne chose! Je me considère pas comme une experte en ski, je suis super peureuse et j'hais m'aventurer dans des pistes trop dur pour moi. Mais sérieux, après 7 jours de ski dans les Rocheuses, je suis devenu une experte! C'est plate un peu car je n'ai pas pu skier dans des pistes entières de poudreuse car malheureusement on est pas tomber sur une tempête de neige infernale, mais j'ai quand même pu trouver des petits coins de neige encore vierge, la sensation est tellement magique! C'est doux pour les jambes, c'est incroyable! Je comprends comment certaines personnes peuvent devenir des chasseurs de poudreuse. En gros, pendant les 2 dernières semaines j'ai fais 3 montagnes: Panorama (2 jours), kicking ... read more

Boxing Day was going to be very different, no Boxing Day cricket or Sydney to Hobart race to watch. We were set for a second day on the mountain. This time with Ash and her friends on the real ski runs. We immediately head up the Lake Louise gondola to the peak of the mountain. A very daunting thought for the both of us. Our day skiing the runs can not be described as successful. We spend much time on our backsides sliding down the snow. However we did both enjoy the day but were relieved when we made it to the bottom with no major injuries. Ash and her friends were very patient with us. We stopped for lunch at a restaurant lodge in the middle of the mountain. It was a different experience to ... read more

Hello everyone. We hope you had a great Christmas and boxing day and are enjoying a relaxing break. We have been extra busy during our time in the Rocky Mountains and haven't had time to update the blog. We will break the days into its own blog starting with this blog for the 24th December. There has also been a train derailment in Banff which has cut the phone lines to Lake Louise which has stopped us from updating the blog. Christmas EveWe woke up excited after our dinner and walk home in the snow. Again when we looked out the window we were hit with the beauty of the mountains. Everywhere you looked there was a snow peaked mountain lurking over the town. We started with breaks and planned our day; gondola ride, hot springs ... read more

Soon after breakfast I made my way to the bus station to catch the greyhound to Lake Louise, it’s located next to the train station so I was lucky enough to be there when the Rocky Mountaineer arrived. I would have loved to catch this train but it is extortionate and just caters for the high-end market not the backpacker type. So instead of the train I boarded a packed Greyhound for the 45 minute ride to Lake Louise. The hostel there is the smartest one I’ve been in, it has a sauna! but also one of the most expensive, I had to bite the bullet as it’s the only one in Lake Louise and there isn’t much else to be honest except for the scenery and wildlife. After checking in I set off for what ... read more

Ready to hit the road at 7.30am after having a quick look at Sunwapta Falls. Like all the other falls we have seen over the past few days it was impressive. Today we are driving the Icefield Parkway from Jasper to Lake Louise. It is a stretch of road almost 200km long - but don't expect to be able to drive it in a few hours. The drive is through some pretty spectacular sights and there are photos and hikes to be taken around every corner! The Icefields Parkway (highway 93) traverses high elevation (2,088m) mountain terrain. During the winter months snow chains are required for driving this road. In this blog today I will list the places of interest we stopped along the journey to our destination of Lake Louise: View point to photographs three ... read more