- Alberta is home to several ski resorts.powder skiing image by joseph pankey from Fotolia.com
Alberta is a popular tourist destination due to its abundance of picturesque natural scenery. Some notable attractions in the province include Jasper National Park and Banff National Park (both within the Rocky Mountains), Lake Louise and the Dinosaur Provincial Park. It is also a skiing hub, and has several international renowned resorts. - The Lake Louise Ski Area is a bustling mountain resort in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. The Lake Louise Ski Area is part of Banff National Park and is an internationally popular ski resort that is comprised of 4,200 skiable acres. The resort has varying types of terrains that are suitable for skiers of all ability levels. There are many expert, intermediate and beginner runs, from extended cruising runs to gentle and low slopes. For advanced skiers, the resort has countless isolated bowls, gullies, glades and chutes to explore.
Lake Louise Ski Area
1 Whitehorn Road, Lake Louise
AB, Canada, T0L 1E0
403-522-3555
skilouise.com - Sunshine Village is a popular skiing and snowboarding resort in Alberta. The Sunshine Village resort has been in existence for more than 80 years, and is known for its uncrowded, quiet slopes and plentiful snowfall. The resort also boasts an extended winter season, which starts around the middle of November and goes all the way until the end of May. It is conveniently situated merely 15 minutes away from Banff. Skiers at the resort have access to more than 3,300 acres of diverse terrain over three separate mountains. The average yearly snowfall is more than 30 feet. Sunshine Village has a high speed gondola and 12 lifts.
Sunshine Village
Banff Ave.
Banff, AB T1L 1J5, Canada
403-762-6500
skibanff.com - Marmot Basin is an Alberta ski resort that is located within Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies, only 20 minutes away from Jasper. Marmot Basin is noteworthy for its scenic, panoramic alpine views. The ski resort has deep valleys, snowcapped peaks, rugged terrain, green forests, frozen lakes, waterfalls and abundant wildlife. The Marmot Basin is comprised of 1,675 acres of slopes. The mountain is simple to navigate, and has everything from glade skiing to steep alpine bowls. There are 86 different marked trails which are suitable for skiers of all ability levels.
Marmot Basin
Box 1300
Jasper, AB, Canada
T0E 1E0
780-852-3816
skimarmot.com
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