Natasha

Natasha

Natasha calls Canmore, Alberta home. After traveling across seven continents and 90 countries with Cameron, she settled down in the stunning Canadian Rockies. She is a winter enthusiast and loves to snowboard, ice skate, and nordic ski and enjoy all the fantastic summer opportunities in Banff like hiking, scrambling, and biking. Learn more on the about us page!

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  1. Hi,
    I’m trying to Book a vacation to The Rockies for March break. My wife and I would be bringing out 2.5 year old son
    Looking for places to stay and things to do

  2. Thank you for this wonderful post, it is so helpful!

    My husband and I visited Canmore and Banff last year in February and had the best time, despite a nasty cold snap (now I know what -15 F feels like, oof).

    I’m considering another winter trip this year (note: I’m too scared of grizzlies to visit in summer!). I am curious to hear when you’d recommend going if we want to see snow and potentially some open water. Everything was pretty much frozen over last year, so there were very few opportunities to take a peek at the pretty blue lakes. The key is finding the time when *most* grizzlies are still hibernating and the water isn’t totally frozen. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

    1. Hi Jenna,

      The best chance to see some snow, while the lakes are still thawed would be October. In fact it just snowed on the peaks here yesterday, and all the lakes are still bright blue. You can see some photos of October here: https://thebanffblog.com/banff-in-october/.

      The other best time would be June, though none of these times dreally solve your grizzly bear problem. Though, you shouldn’t let a fear of bears keep you from visiting whenever you want! Perhaps this article will help! https://thebanffblog.com/bear-safety/