Learn about Lake Louise, Canada

Named for Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princess Louise, Lake Louise is tied with ---- for popularity. In winter, accommodations take on a look of a charming Christmas card, attracting aficionados of winter activities. At one end, are Mount Victoria and the Victoria Glacier. And at the east end of the Lake is Chateau Lake Louise, an imposing formal hotel.

Lake Louise is a two-hour drive from Calgary. It also is the caliber of skiing in the wintertime that attracts skiers from all over the world. And Lake Louise itself becomes a skating rink.

The Chateau clears the skating rink on the Lake, the most handsome setting for sliding or for cross-country skiing or snow shearing. The Lake Louise ski area is counted as largest and one of the biggest in North America measured in total skiiable acerage and the length a number of named and groomed runs. The resort delivers more than 3 000 vertical feet of skiing and some wonderful balls and shoots on the back side of the main mountain. Catering to the needs of skiers is the huge


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