Another Beautiful Day on the Slopes

The skiing this year has been mediocre at best.  We just haven't had enough snow to make it worth the drive and to justify the expense of the lift tickets. But.....last week, the slopes got 36 inches of snow so we decided to take advantage of the spring time weather and enjoy possibly the last ski weekend of the season.  We had lots of sunshine and it was in the mid 40's. Being the fair weather skier that I am, I had no complaints!  The last day there, we hiked across frozen Lake Louise to a beautiful frozen waterfall at the other end.  What a great experience!

Jim's next adventure is to climb a frozen water fall using pick axes and crampons.  I have no desire whatsoever to do that. Nope, nada, no-way!  I do, however, want to learn to cross country ski, which is on the agenda for next winter.  We are planning to take lessons through the University of Calgary Outdoor Centre.  It's a great resource for "all things outdoors"!  You can rent winter and summer equipment and take lessons to boot!  They offer lessons on just about anything you want to do in the Rockies.  

Enjoy the last of the ski pictures for the season!  The pics at the end are on the way home.  We stopped in the town of Canmore for a coffee.

Jim came down the right side of this hill that was steep and full of moguls. I chose the easier route on the far left side.

A view of Lake Louise from the ski hill

On the slopes

Heading out across frozen Lake Louise

Jim with the Chateau Lake Louise in the background

Chateau Lake Louise in the foreground with the ski hill behind

A crazy person climbing the frozen waterfall at the end of the lake.  This picture only shows about one third of the falls.  It goes up another 300 feet or so.

Approaching the falls from the lake.  The climber was on the bottom third of the falls.

A mural on the side of a building in Canmore

This beautiful (but drooley) dog (half Mastiff/half Great Dane) posed while Jim took his picture.  He weighs 220  pounds.