We got an early start, getting to the airport about 5:30am |
About 8 hours later we're flying over Calgary. |
Next, it's 1 hr 40 min by bus to Banff. |
The start of a good day; loading the shuttle to the slopes. |
On the shuttle you can talk to friends, |
Or look out the window. In Banff, there's always a good view. |
At Ski Louise, it took two ski lifts to get here, the view alone is worth the trip... |
but I came to ski and I wasn't disappointed. |
The Summit, the highest spot serviced by a lift. The platter lift here is a little more tricky to use than the chairs in the rest of the park. |
From the Summit, you can see the main front side to the base |
and also the back bowl. There's alot of great snow between here and the bottom. skiiers at the bottom look like mere dots. |
After a morning of skiing, it's time for lunch. |
Then it's back up chair to the slopes. |
You really get some great views from the chairs. |
Cheryl's ready to go. |
After a hard day on the slopes, it's time for dinner, a little fondu anyone? |
Next day, it's back to the same ol' thing, Another mountain out the window. |
Ready for another day on the snow |
It looks so easy, doesn't it. |
On ski trips, there are always opportunities to hang |
or sit around with your friends. |
Sometimes a great view needs people in front of it. |
"Hey, that's a nice looking scene. Quick! Someone get in front of it." |
After a few days of skiing, a few of us decided to check out the Chateau Lake Louise. |
A frozen lake makes a good place to practice walking on water. |
It seems they recently had an ice carving contest. Danielle takes the inspiration to stretch out a little. |
If you get a little rowdy, it's no problem to put you on ice. |
Michael and the snowman. |
It looks so much better with little sun. |
Now there's some nice ice. |
Our last supper: Table 1 |
Table 2 |
Table 3 |
Leaving is such sweet sorrow as |
everything becomes a distant dream. |