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Educational Tours » Ski Tours » Banff, Lake Louise and Norquay, Canada
Banff, Lake Louise and Norquay, Canada
For school groups looking for a high quality, epic ski experience we offer the opportunity of staying in world famous downtown Banff. We are delighted to offer our school ski groups the ski experience of a lifetime to Banff, Canada.
World famous in all the ski circles, Banff is a sought-after ski destination with a real old town, out west, feel. Our stunning new program offers the option of skiing the 3 big ski resorts of Banff, Norquay and Lake Louise, all in one epic tour.
Canada has become an excellent value for money ski destination for school groups. The location of Banff, in the western Rockies of Canada with resort slopes to 2730 metres, gives guaranteed and outstanding skiing from November till the end of April each year.
Our new epic ski programme is based on the same format as our previous top selling Utah program, great school group hotel accommodation in the town, dedicated groups bus transfer to ski resorts every day, followed by non-stop evening entertainment program included in the price. 2 great experiences, ski, and apres-ski, all included in one tour!
On the final skiing (Friday) groups then depart for an overnight city break in Calgary. A Pizza evening in the hotel on arrival is included.
Resort facts
An iconic ski area of the Rockies, Banff is one big ski area no one will be disappointed with. Not only is it a mega ski area to enjoy, but all the facilities skiers require are on the slopes. It has a big resort atmosphere but due to its massive area lift lines are short especially during the week. With trails covered in light dry snow it offers everything from beginner runs to big mountain terrain.
Lake Louise offers spectacular scenery and a super varied ski area. Only a 40-minute transfer from Banff, from drop off it is skiing all the way with nursery slopes and a dedicated magic carpet immediately off the wel-come area. From there groups can progress to gentle slopes to glades, chutes, and wide-open bowls.
Often overlooked by tourists, Norquay is the best kept secret in the Rockies. Progression here is very good, with dedicated lower-level nursery slopes with their own magic carpet, onto intermediate and some hair-raising advanced slopes. Groups also spent one evening here to use the dedicated floodlit sno-tubing area.
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Ski Season: December – April
Resort height: Summit 8957 feet, Base 5446 feet
Vertical Drop: 3510 feet
Average snowfall: 30 feet (9 metres)
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Ski area: 3,358 acres
Longest trail: 5 miles
12 fast modern lifts
Magic Carpet for beginners
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Beginner: 18%
Intermediate: 26%
Advanced: 48%
Extreme: 8%
Ski Information
The program includes skiing at 3 world famous resorts - Banff, Norquay & Lake Louise. Schools can ski just 1 or 2 of these resorts, but the same ski instructors will stay with your group all week. The 3 resorts combined offer huge ski areas, included 7748 acres of skiing, 29 lifts and 362 ski trails. There are also dedicated nursery slopes and magic carpet in all 3 ski resorts.
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Included Activities
Dine Around Program
Floodlit Tubing
Bingo/Quiz Night
Movie Night at Cinema
Ten Pin Bowling
Resort Scavenger Hunt
Sample Accommodation
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The Banff Inn
Located just a short walk from the centre of Banff village, The Banff Inn offers great value and a quality base for our groups. Styled on an Alpine ski lodge feel, its welcoming and homely feel will be a winner with party leaders.
Facilities include a small indoor pool, fitness spa and hot tub (staff only), 24-hour reception, ski lockers and small meeting area. A meeting room is also available for groups.
Bedrooms are modern, spacious, and located on the same floor/corridor for the group. Each bedroom has 2 queen beds, sleeping 4 max private facilities.
Breakfast is taken in the restaurant within the hotel daily with a buffet selection of hot and cold food.
Transfer time to slopes: 20 minutes.
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The Banff Park Lodge (premium)
A high-quality large hotel situated in central downtown Banff. It has a spacious 24-hour reception and lobby, with a series of function rooms/retail outlets /coffee shop on entrance level ground floor. Huge buffet breakfast included daily for our guests served in the first-floor restaurant.
The hotel offers a range of facilities with indoor pool and fitness centre/hot tub/ski storage. Lifts to all floors
Bedrooms are very spacious, all with private facilities. Students sleep in large queen size beds, 2 per bed. Teacher in twins.
The dedicated ski shuttle to the resort picks up our groups in front of the hotel daily.
The central location of the hotel means all the dine around venues and après ski activities are located a short walk away.
Transfer time to slopes: 20 minutes.
Feedback
“An amazing trip. The hotel was absolutely ‘tops’. The Aqua Park was brilliant, overall an excellent package to be repeated!”
Alf M., Jay Peak School ski trip Party Leader
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