{"id":59,"date":"2009-05-26T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/skiing-scenery-in-banff-and-lake-louise\/"},"modified":"2017-03-15T16:12:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T21:12:55","slug":"skiing-scenery-in-banff-and-lake-louise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/skiing-scenery-in-banff-and-lake-louise\/","title":{"rendered":"Skiing, scenery in Banff and Lake Louise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Vicky Alkhovsky <\/em><\/p>\n<p>When looking for a good spring <strong><a title=\"Ski vacations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=ski&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\">ski vacation<\/a><\/strong> destination, the Canadian Rockies quickly came to mind. I\u2019d always wanted see Banff, so staying at Lake Louise and skiing nearby was the natural choice.<\/p>\n<p>Though the traditional blues and greens of Lake Louise are spectacular, there is a grace and serenity to the quiet, snowy landscape visible from the <strong><a title=\"Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/ViewSpecificHotelLP?masterId=6790\" target=\"_blank\">Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise<\/a><\/strong> at the base of the lake.<\/p>\n<p>Sights along 1A in <strong><a title=\"Banff National Park\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pc.gc.ca\/pn-np\/ab\/banff\/index_E.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Banff National Park<\/a><\/strong> speak for themselves in the language of breathtaking beauty. Several inches of fresh snow enhanced every view. Check out my photos:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/slideShow\/index.gne?group_id=&amp;user_id=29910431@N03&amp;set_id=&amp;text=\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"center\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small>Created with <a title=\"Admarket.se\" href=\"http:\/\/www.admarket.se\">Admarket&#8217;s<\/a> <a title=\"flickrSLiDR\" href=\"http:\/\/flickrslidr.com\">flickrSLiDR<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Banff hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformDatelessHotelSearch?keywordPIB=banff\" target=\"_blank\">Banff hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Ski vacations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=ski&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\">Ski vacation<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>When Vicky Alkhovsky isn\u2019t working as a software engineer at Orbitz, 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