Banff

Banff in Alberta, Canada is set in the heart of the Banff National Park, surrounded with the Rocky Mountains, some of which are Sulphur mountains, Mount Rundle, Mount Norquay and Cascade Mountain. It is popular both summer and winter, and some of the hotels make provision for storing skis and snowboards. There are many restaurants with all tastes catered for, and for those who haven't tired themselves out touring the surrounding countryside there are nightclubs too. About 90 miles from Calgary, it is a popular stopping off point for people touring the Rockies. At 1,463 m or 4,800 ft, it is the town with the highest elevation in Canada. The railway also stops in Banff ...  Read the complete review

Banff Winter 2008 First of all Accomodation We stayed at Banff Avenue Inn. During the winter season the hotel is taken over and run by Crystal Ski and what a great job they make of it. The hotel is very clean, the rooms are massive and the Jacuzzi is great after a days skiing. Breakfast is a buffet of cold meat, pastries and breads and each day a hot breakfast is offered. Afternoon tea is a selection of cheese, olives and cold meat with a choice of at least two cakes with as much tea and coffee as you can drink. The evening meal is two sittings 18:30 or 20.00hrs. You choose at breakfast which sitting you would like. You also have a ...  Read the complete review

If you like skiing you really cannot go wrong with Banff. There are runs to suit all sorts from the steep and the scary to the long easy and wide. Each day you are guaranteed to find freshly groomed pristine pistes . The only thing to remember is if you are going in January/ February take some quality kit and wrap up warm. It is bitterly cold due to the winds that whip over the continental divide - They really are strength sapping (but not to put you off they don’t blow all the time). There is no good or bad time to go during the ski season which runs from November till May (However Mt Norquay the closet mountain to the town does not open till December the 10th) as the ...  Read the complete review

Sunshine Village is located in the heart of the Canadian Rockies and only minutes from Banff, Canada. It touts itself as being "The Premier Ski and Snowboard Resort" and I think they are right. WHERE IS SUNSHINE VILLAGE? Sunshine Village is located just 15 minutes from Banff in the Canadian Rockies. The nearest airport is Calgary International, served by direct flights from around the world. We took a direct flight from Manchester to Calgary. Banff is about 1½ hours from Calgary on a well maintained four lane highway. If it is day light when you arrive, you get to see some spectacular views! WHAT ARE THE MOUNTAIN ...  Read the complete review

After 5 years of persuasion I eventually talked my partner into going skiing. We decided to opt for a fairly last minute deal and started price watching the ski holidays in the internet and on teletext. Near the end of January 2003 a deal appeared on the teletext website offering a price of £299 per person for a week room only accommodation in Banff, Canada. We phoned the number straight away and was surprised when someone actually answered (as it we 11pm!). The price was correct so we booked there and then. The price included return flights to Calgary and return coach transportation from Calgary airport to our hotel in Banff. The reason we were looking into ski ...  Read the complete review