Lake Louise February 23, 2026

When I booked this get-away, it did not cross my mind that it would start the day after the last day of the Olympics. Perfect timing, no time for Olympic withdrawal.  Also, I booked it well in advance so had no idea what the weather would be like.  Well, let’s just say I safely made it to Lake Louise thanks to having a snow plow guide me through a whiteout blizzard!  Whew! 

   view as I arrived at Lake Louise

view of the Ice Castle

Lots of people were skating on the snow-covered ice and many were walking the route to the far end of the lake.  That’s what I did, I needed to breathe deeply while walking to unwind from the drive. 

the view of The Chateau behind me 

at times the snow let up and I could see

This is the outcome as I looked at my iPhone while it sat in a hole in the snow!

I purposely placed it there to capture this selfie with Mother Nature’s winter frame.

dashing through the snow

Mountain Chickadee

Male Common Redpoll

Boreal Chickadee

no fire here today

lots of snow in the parking lot

The snow eventually stopped.  

I drove to check out what the cross country ski trailheads looked like. 

a visit to the Visitor Centre

Time finally came to check into my home away from home.

view from my balcony 

at times the wind whipped through 

cozy time