![]() ![]() So grab a large flask of hot chocolate, a few headlamps and wrap up in plenty of warm layers - a magical winter adventure in the Canadian Rockies awaits. Snowshoes can be hired from the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Rental Shop for as little as $20 per person, making night-time snowshoeing accessible to almost anyone visiting Lake Louise. Only fleeting crunches of snow beneath your snowshoes break the meditative silence. Journeying into the woods late in the evening, you experience a brand new world of stillness and calm. A purpose that is best experienced once the sun sets over the Rocky Mountains. Today’s snowshoes are typically made from lightweight plastics and metals, and serve a more recreational purpose. Snowshoes were able to distribute the weight more easily on firmer snow, allowing the Native Canadians to hunt over larger distances. Desperately needing something to aid their hunting efforts, Native Canadians crafted what we now know as snowshoes, from flexible ash or birch wood. Snowshoes were first invented by Native Canadians after being inspired by the snowshoe hares and their ability to run across thick pockets of icy tundra without sinking into the snow. ![]() Snowshoeing has long been renowned as one of the best winter activities in Lake Louise, but only in the dead of night can the famous Canadian past-time be truly appreciated. Once-in-a-lifetime activities near Lake Louise available in Winter only Night-time Snowshoeing Arriving early in the morning (6.00-7.00am) during the height of Larch season should enable you to get a head start of the commuters due to arrive throughout the day. ‘Larch Season’ only lasts for a few weeks in Alberta before the famous larches shed their needles, so the Larch Valley trail is highly-trafficked and it can often be difficult to find parking space at Moraine Lake. The 3-4 hour round-trip hike takes you through the heart of the stunning valley of 10 peaks, weaving through the remarkable golden larch forest, before reaching Sentinel Pass - where you are greeted by incredible panoramic views of Paradise Valley below. The trail itself begins at nearby Moraine Lake, a short 15-minute drive from Lake Louise along the winding Moraine Lake Road. There are a plethora of hikes, walks and strolls in Lake Louise but there is one that stands head and shoulders above the rest - the Larch Valley Hike.Īlthough the trail is accessible all summer-long, it comes alive during the early Autumn months of September and October, when the larch trees turn a vibrant, golden colour. ![]()
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