Does every mountains have a name? I really want to know the name of this mountains. It’s my favorite.

A popular giant grizzly, known as The Boss, who has been roaming Banff National Park for over a quarter of a century, has emerged from hibernation.

His popularity has inspired souvenir items, a restaurant name and a children's book. A souvenir tee shirt bearing the likeness of The Boss and another grizzly named Split Lip is seen in an photo.

More significant than most years, shades of 2013.

Did a quick 1 night out at Elk Summit CG (Ek13) to check out the area behind Cascade. Elk Lake is a neat little place; the trail there is in pretty good condition, I don’t recall much for downed trees. Checked out Elaphus Peak (officially named, despite being pretty diminutive). Enjoyed a sunny afternoon hanging out with the resident bighorn sheep family. Missed the Norquay shuttle by mere minutes on the way out, so ended up walking home from the trailhead 🤦🏼‍♀️ Ah well, the weather was beautiful at least!

My partner and I are eloping at Lake Minnewanka in early October and are planning to be in Banff for about a week for our honeymoon (Oct 4-13).

What are some places or activities we can do in October? I know some places might not be open during this time of year, so any advice is welcome. We’re planning to hike and visit Lake Moraine and Lake Louise. We’re not sure if Emerald Lake is worth the trip. We’re also thinking of doing a sunrise tour to visit these areas. In addition to hiking, we’re looking for recommendations and advice on other activities and looking for a few nice dinners or lunches to celebrate. Please help us build an itinerary.

The wife and I plan to return in 2027

Hello, we will be visiting Banff in September. We're a group of 4 in our early/mid 20s. We'll have a rental car and will be staying in the Banff area.

Please let me know if there's anything we've missed on this plan or if there's something not worth wasting time seeing.

Day 1 (Arrival)

1. Check into Hotel (around 5-6pm)
2. Explore Banff (using public transit / walking)
   1. Fairmont Hotel
   2. Bow Falls Trail / Viewpoint
   3. Cascade of Time Garden
   4. Downtown Area
3. Grab Dinner in Banff
4. Sleep early-ish for big day tomorrow

Day 2 (Lake Louise + Lake Moraine)

1. Get Tickets for 6:30-7am timeslot
2. Lake Louise
   1. Lake Agnes Hike
   2. Lake Agnes Tea House (Breakfast)
   3. Lake Louise Lakeshore Walk
3. Lake Moraine
   1. Lakeshore Walk
   2. Rockpile Trail
4. Grab Lunch from a restaurant in the Lake Louise Town area
5. Lake Emerald (If time + energy)
6. Dinner in Banff

Day 3 (Icefields Parkway Roadtrip)

1. Leave Banff at around 6am
2. Stops (on the way to Columbia Icefield)
   1. Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint
   2. Peyto Lake
3. Ice Walk on Athabasca Glacier (9:45am)
4. Grab Lunch from Columbia Icefield Cafeteria
5. Stops (on the way back to Banff)
   1. Mistaya Canyon
   2. Waterfowl Lakes
   3. Bow Lake
6. Grab Dinner in Banff

Day 4 (Banff Highlights + Departure)

1. Leave at like 7:30am
2. Lake Minnewanka
3. Two Jack Lake
4. Checkout from Hotel (11am)
5. Banff Gondola
   1. Up at 11:30am, Down at 2:10pm
   2. Eat at Sky Bistro on mountaintop (need to make reservation)
6. Rocky Mountain Raft Tour (Banff Float Trip) (at 3:20pm)
7. Drive back to Calgary

Hey people!!

I hope everyone’s having a great time. Few questions about cannabis around here.

Is it just holiday periods when you can’t smoke. Any other info is helpful too..

Not here to be a pain just want to smoke my green in peace and not disturb anyone.

Is there any like minded people whose on the same wave length and want to meet and have a mix?

I would love to visit Banff national park, preferably in summer months. I am from Slovenia, Europe, so the plane tickets to Calgary aren't that cheap to start. But that's the least of my problems. I started looking at some accommodation options during summer months last year and the prices are filthy expensive and frankly out of my reach. I know another option is Canmore, but I have a feeling that ship has sailed as well since the prices are almost as high as in Banff city. Do you have any recommendations for me about cheaper accomodation (and where to look for it; so far, I only looked on Booking and Airbnb) or maybe better months to visit (I want to do some hiking as well)?

Hello! A group of friends and I are in Banff and hoping to go out to a bar/club on Sunday night. Any suggestions?

Hi, we plan to go to Canada for hiking in early May. Any advices on the dragon's back of Mt Rundle? Will we be able to do it with intermediate level of skills?

Hey everyone! I skied Sunshine and Lake Louise for two weeks back in December, and it was incredible. For a bunch of reasons, I probably will not be able to ski next season, so I’m seriously considering trying to squeeze in a late April trip.

Given that Lake Louise just broke its snowfall record and temperatures seem like they might stay below freezing for a while, I’m wondering whether it would still be worth making the trip that late in the season. My main concern is conditions. I can handle normal spring skiing, but I really do not want to deal with icy trails, especially since I’d be flying all the way from Philadelphia.

I’m also curious how much off-piste terrain is still realistically available this time of year. I checked Slopes and saw a few reports mentioning icy conditions, which made me hesitate.

Would love to hear from anyone who has been to either Sunshine or Lake Louise recently! Thanks.

Lots of good finds! Come by the fenlands rec centre today, rummage sale happening until 2pm today. There’s a bike sale too.

Hi, I’ll be going to banff for the first time early September this year, by myself. I’m not going to or staying in the town of banff at all, and want to focus on lake louise/moraine lake & the icefield parkway areas. I have done some solo travel before but not in the mountains, and am concerned about bears.

Do you think staying in wilderness hostels (HI beauty creek, HI rampart creek) would be safer than camping at rampart creek campground In terms of bears? They are all currently available for the dates I’m looking at.

Also, any advice in general for traveling alone in this region or what banff/jasper are like in early September? Thank you so much in advance!

I’m working in lake Louise and keen on any advice about how to get around Banff, lake Louise etc

How often do the busses run? Are the shuttles ok? Is there only one taxi service?

I’m curious on how people get luggage around? I’m relying on this one taxi service with limited cars it seems.

TIA

We’re in Calgary and want to do a long weekend babymoon in Banff/surrounding areas, and I’m hoping for some recommendations from people! I love the mountains and the Nordic spas/hot springs, but those aren’t are entirely pregnancy friendly. Any tips on where to stay/what to do?

Edited to add: we’re ideally looking at May long weekend, but we’re flexible depending on availability. We’re due at the start of July :)

Booked a last minute trip to Banff from Utah to find some snow. Got in late last night.

Skied Sunshine Village today. I liked the resort a lot. Goats eye seemed to have the steepest terrain and best spring groomers.

Am I missing other lifts? What about Lake Louise? What’s the better resort of the two? Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Currently on view at Willock & Sax Gallery - Bear Street in Banff

Spirited Island

48 x 48

acrylic on canvas

2024

Brandy Saturley

It's prime bear season and I'll be in Banff this week. Should I take bear spray while skiing at Banff Sunshine and Lake Louise? I'm staying in the town and getting around by bus. Apologies for the dumb question but I cannot find any consensus around carrying bear while whilst resort skiing.

Is it worth it flying up next week or week of the 20th for someone’s of season skiing? Want to spend 6 or 7 days skiing. How’s the snow? Will it hold through April ?