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The Maple Leaf in Banff is great too.
16-21 days in Canada - hit me with it!
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The Maple Leaf in Banff is great too.
I went with the family to Banff just over a month ago.
In early April not much will have thawed in the Rockies (Alberta, BC). You could
1) Skate Lake Louise (although as someone has already said, its not more than a lake and a hotel - incredibly pretty but the kids might get fed up any longer than a couple of hours there)
2) Ski Sunshine Village.. hire stuff and get lessons for a day or 2. Great, easy, well run resort. Amazing views.
3) Rubber Ring/Sledging - Night time at Mount Norquay
4) Banff town- There;'s loads do to... snow walks/hikes, Gondola, dog sled, hot springs. The town has some great restaurants and a nice family vibe.
It was our first visit to Canada and whilst mainly a skiing holiday we liked Canada so much we'll definitely be back. Good luck with the planning - a great choice.
In early April not much will have thawed in the Rockies (Alberta, BC). You could
1) Skate Lake Louise (although as someone has already said, its not more than a lake and a hotel - incredibly pretty but the kids might get fed up any longer than a couple of hours there)
2) Ski Sunshine Village.. hire stuff and get lessons for a day or 2. Great, easy, well run resort. Amazing views.
3) Rubber Ring/Sledging - Night time at Mount Norquay
4) Banff town- There;'s loads do to... snow walks/hikes, Gondola, dog sled, hot springs. The town has some great restaurants and a nice family vibe.
It was our first visit to Canada and whilst mainly a skiing holiday we liked Canada so much we'll definitely be back. Good luck with the planning - a great choice.
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A little more time today then I expected to go through all these replies - thanks again.
So I can ideally aim towards more mid-April onwards, really depends on when Easter falls - so I don't have to pay the ridiculous missing school fees.
I do appreciate its a big country - maybe I am trying to do too much. We are happy to move around a lot, we tend to be people that do things instead of just relaxing. The last time we did something similar though of this scale, would have been pre-kids - 2014 we did the West Coast of USA (Vegas, Yosemite, Death Valley, San Fran, down to LA and a flight over to Hawaii - it was honeymoon). Maybe if we did look to start West and do Toronto on the way back.
I've looked at Toronto so far, pretty pricey also but between 4 of us (potentially 6) - but then I just remember its the same as going to London.
Although, I've heard some horror stories of costs of skiing in Canada vs Europe.
On my bucket list is definitely to take a dip in Lake Louise or something similar - regardless of temps, from the photos it looks beautiful.
Lots of ideas above, thanks all - more research needed.
So I can ideally aim towards more mid-April onwards, really depends on when Easter falls - so I don't have to pay the ridiculous missing school fees.
I do appreciate its a big country - maybe I am trying to do too much. We are happy to move around a lot, we tend to be people that do things instead of just relaxing. The last time we did something similar though of this scale, would have been pre-kids - 2014 we did the West Coast of USA (Vegas, Yosemite, Death Valley, San Fran, down to LA and a flight over to Hawaii - it was honeymoon). Maybe if we did look to start West and do Toronto on the way back.
I've looked at Toronto so far, pretty pricey also but between 4 of us (potentially 6) - but then I just remember its the same as going to London.
In terms of the cold, that doesn't bother us. Me and my eldest can both board / ski - so actually if we did make it to Banff or somewhere similar, it would definitely be on our list to do for the day
Although, I've heard some horror stories of costs of skiing in Canada vs Europe. On my bucket list is definitely to take a dip in Lake Louise or something similar - regardless of temps, from the photos it looks beautiful.
Lots of ideas above, thanks all - more research needed.