Tuesday – Last Day
March 24th, 2010For our last day in Banff we went on the Discover Lake Louise tour.
We had some time at the actual lake and were able to go snowshoeing out on to it. Snow shoes really weren’t neccessary, but good fun nonetheless. Even with the snowshoes I still managed to sink 8 inches into the snow, and Catherine ended up on her backside – though it was probably my fault!
Our trip home is still looking a bit iffy, but now we’ve got upgraded seats and priority unloading, so there’s a small chance we’ll make the connection.
It’s been a great holiday – we’ve made some real progress skiing, had fantastic weather and good snow conditions. We’ve done far more black runs than either of us anticipated, and the non-ski days were good fun too. We even visited a ski centre we didn’t know about until we got here, and it turned out to be a hidden gem.
Sunshine Village is probably still our favourite, but in the right weather the other resorts are excellent too. We made great progress at Norquay, where three years ago some of the runs looked impossible.
The “Inns of Banff” turned out fine as well. We don’t normally do budget hotels, but the rooms are clean, warm and spacious. There is ski hire on site, and hassle free overnight ski servicing. Free wireless internet in room, great views of the mountains from the hot tub, free town bus pass, friendly staff and good food in the restaurant all make the difference. It’s first stop on the ski bus route too. OK, it’s not the Fairmont, but it’s still the same snow.
I’ll post some more pictures from the real camera when we’re back home.
