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Morning all,

Having been to Pamps for the last 2 years we have decided to venture further afield this year & have booked to go to Banff / Lake Louise in early March, if anyone has been & has any info / tips on how the bus & lift systems work, recomended places to go when not skiing & recomended places to eat it would much appreciated, glad to see that the snow has finally arrived in Pamps going to miss the place this year! Hope that everyone going has a really good time!

Many thanks, NeilW

Hi,

Been to Banff twice now in 2004 & 2005, staying in Banff, and getting coaches to Lake Louise, Sunshine Village, 3rd place I can't remember yet. Coaches pick you up right outside your hotel and leave approx every 30 mins. Fantastic slopes - soooooh wide and with brilliant powdery snow which is well groomed. Very friendly people there, no queue jumping or rudeness you get in a lot of places.

Can't remember the names of the restaurants, but there is a great Steak House and fantastick chinese in Banff, and although not a lot of apre ski there is one pub, again in Banff that plays live music, has good food, and a great atmosphere. You will love it!!! (apart from coach journeys to slope).

We stayed at Banff International both times.

Bikergirl

Hi Neil, I got back from Banff on thursday and it was the best holiday i have ever had! There were tons of snow and the weather was perfect, if a little cold (temp regularly -20)!
We stayed on Banff avenue which is the main street in banff, everything is based around this street so its very easy to find things in the town. You usually get a tri area lift pass which means you can ski the banff mountain (mount Norquay), Lake Louise and Sunshine Village. Buses to these resorts are free and stop outside most hotels, you will find out when you get there where your bus will stop and the drop off and pickup times.
The lift pass isnt like European passes that are cards and go inside your jacket, they are literally just pieces of paper that attach to the outside of your jacket, abit like what you use at xscape, and people who work on the lifts scan them as you get on. It was fairly quiet when we went and we didn't queue for any lift at any resort for more than 5mins.
We had a couple of days off skiing and went on a tour of Banff, a trip to a frozen canyon and waterfall and went up the banff gondola (highly recommended). You will get told all about the different trips they offer when you get there.
Theres loads of places to eat, all very close together, favourites are Melissa's, Wild Bills and the Old Spaghetti Factory.
Banff is the nicest and friendliest place i have ever been to and we booked the same holiday yesterday for next year, you'll have a brilliant time.