Banff National Park
Set in Canada's Rocky Mountains and within day-tripping distance of Calgary, Banff National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site offering rugged mountain beauty and powder skiing at its finest. Mirror-like Lake Louise and Moraine Lake are stunning in their calmness.
The resorts here offer ski touring, downhill skiing, snowshoeing, heli-skiing, outdoor skating, walking, wildlife viewing and other activities. Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride, fly across the snow in a dog sled, or just soak away your troubles at the famous Banff hot springs.
The park is home to three major resorts: Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village and Lake Louise. Between them they provide more than 7000 acres and 200 trails, offering skiers and snowboarders of any ability countless challenges. The park is studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves. The campsites are mostly open from May to September.
Lake Louise is Canada's largest ski area, where visitors have the pick of over 100 runs and thousands of acres of wide open bowls. Some of the softest, lightest powder in the Rockies can be found at Sunshine Village and Norquay completed its first chair lift in 1948, making it the pioneer ski resort in the park.
| Venue Information: | Banff National Park |
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| Cost: | C$9.80; concessions C$8.30; children C$4.90 |
| Opening Hours: | Daily all day |
| Address: | 224 Banff Ave (visitor centre) T1L 1K2 |
| Directions: | Rental car or shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport |
| Contact Details: | Banff National Park |
| Phone: | +1 403 762 1550 |
| Other Information: | Banff National Park |
| Website: | Parks Canada Website |
| Name: | Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau |
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| Location: | Banff |
| Address: | 224 Banff Avenue, P.O. Box 1298, Banff AB T1L 1B3,Canada |
| Email: | info@banfflakelouise.com |
| Phone: | +1 403 762 8421 |
| Fax: | +1 403 762 8163 |
| Name: | Alberta Tourist Office |
| Location: | Alberta |
| Address: | P.O. Box 2500, Edmonton, AB, Canada T5J 2Z4 |
| Email: | travelinfo@TravelAlberta.com |
| Phone: | +1 780 427 4321 |
| Fax: | +1 780 427 0867 |
| Name: | Canadian Tourism Commission |
| Location: | Canada |
| Address: | #1400-1055 Dunsmuir Street, Box 49230Vancouver, BC, V7X 1L2 Canada |
