Banff Gondola

Took our rental car in the morning and drove to Banff.
After lunch, we went to banff gondola …

Today we had time to ourselves to look around Banff. We decided to take a walk up Tunnel Mountain often called 'Sleeping Buffalo' because of its resemblance to the animal when viewed from the north and east. The going was OK in places but quite steep in others and unfortunately fatness and lack of fitness made me give up before we reached the very …

So after getting my gear together and humping my stuff a few blocks I waited for the bus pick up and everyone who knows me knows I am usually always early. Come 10:30 I am getting antsy waiting for the bus which hasn't shown and now a call has to be made to the bus company to find out what is going on. A quick call to the bus company allows me to …

... the campsite takes its name. On entrance the warden warned us of Grizzly bears, Wolves and Cougars.....nice neighborhood 'eh. Banff is Canada's highest town at 4540 ft above sea level and takes its name from Banffshire in Scotland. Banff is a ski ...

... later, unshowered and dressed in what turned out to be totally inappropriate footwear for the morning. First stop was the Banff Gondola - a seven minute ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain which afforded spectacular views of Banff, the Bow River valley ...

... the mountain at about 7:30am. Sunshine's village is situated way up at around 2000m and is accessable only by a huge 3 section gondola (world's fastest) or an access road which quickly becomes unusable for normal vehicles as the snow comes down. I got up ...

... , we set off for supplies, and hiked up Sulphur Mountain. Well only up to the bottom of the gondola ride, but still past the impressive Fairmont Banff Springs (the hotel that started it all) and the fabled Banff Springs golf course. The panoramas from ...

... the West and the ski slope is 2 miles to the East. Breakfast was served at the ski lodge then off to the gondola. Interesting Sign of Instruction The Ski Lift as Seen Without Snow The ski lodge is high above the town. It was impressive ...

... systems coming down the valley, you didn't need to guess what the weather was going to be like. After about 30 mins I hoped the Gondola back down (it's free down if you make it to the top). I shared the 4 person car with a couple from Texas who'd, in ...

... After breakfast my plan was to get the bus to the gondolas and head up the mountain, however after catching the bus to the gondola station it was obvious that with the low cloud hanging just above the top of the ticket station that it would be pointless ...

... up to Jasper and took the Icefields tour onto the glacier – good decision. On Friday, we took to gondola ride from Banff – another indescribable trip! We’ve had very busy days with varied activities and experiences. The pictures ...

... "condo-like" room that had a separate bedroom, living room and kitchen. The package I had booked included a trip up the Banff Gondola, time at the hotsprings and ski passes along with accommodation. We headed straight to the Banff Gondola once we had ...

... ; We continued on the parkway to the Lake Louise area.  We checked out the gondola (ski lift), but decided that the Banff Sulphur Mountain Gondola looked better.  Then, we drove to Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks.  See if you ...