At the Banff Mountain Festival I bumped in Chris Hopkins, a friend I hadn’t seen for 17-years.
Turns out he and his wife are managing beautiful Simpson’s Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, 40km north of Lake Louise on the Banff – Jasper highway.
Unlike many of the tourist highlights of the Canadian Rockies, winter is their favourite season. When I told Chris I was a hiker, he spoke of great trails out of the lodge. But that the cross country and backcountry skiing was even better.
I’d love to tour of all the Rocky Mountain lodges. This would be high on my list.
Stop summer or winter. The red roof, the blue lake, the green trees. This would be a terrific place to film your movie.
Num-ti-jah Lodge – official website
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