Welcome to the Lake Louise Lowdown
I’m the Mountain Operations Supervisor at the Lake Louise Ski Area in Alberta’s Banff National Park. I’ve worked at Lake Louise since 1996, when I first took a job as Ski Patrol. Most recently I spent four years in the position of Patrol Leader before taking my current role in the summer of 2008.
This blog is inspired in part by Craig’s Unofficial Fernie Alpine Resort Guide, which ended in the summer of 2008 after 13 years of reporting on Fernie Alpine Resort in BC. It was a great site made by a passionate Fernie local, with interactive trail maps, detailed run descriptions, and constant reports on ski conditions and goings on in Fernie. I thought it would be great for Lake Louise to have its own blog, since as far as I knew nothing like it existed.
If you have questions or want to find out about something you may have seen on the hill, please ask. I also want to make this site better, and welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have.
Thanks for visiting!
Chris
I added a group on Facebook “I am a fan of the Lake Louise Lowdown” today. For your Records.
By: Lee Roy on November 20, 2008
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Chris
I’m really excited to discover this blog. I’m definitely a lover of the Lake and am looking forward to finding out a lot more about it. I loved Craig’s Fernie blog too but I understand the differences there will be. Still I will be really interested to hear about things from a ski patrol point of view. Explaining closures and what you do to open terrain will be very informative and I hope that will help stop people from poaching when they are only endangering themselves and others.
Here’s to an epic season!
By: JJ on November 24, 2008
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Great site, Chris!
Your passion for the place shines through!
By: marla on December 23, 2008
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I first visited LL from the UK in 1997 and have been coming back just about every year since; it is a fantastic place. I regularly look at the LL website both before and after my annual visit and this new initiative of “Chris’ Blogg” is an excellent addition offering all sorts of good advice and background to what is happening. I leave tonight for another 14 day visit and am really looking forward to lots of new snow!!
By: Mike on January 9, 2009
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That ’s really cool that your blog was partly inspired by Craig’s. When I was going to Fernie a couple years ago I was looking for an inside look at the mountain and found Craig’s. This year we’re coming back to the Lake and again I’m looking for an inside look and found this little jem. Can’t wait to get there. Great work!!
By: Mooch on January 13, 2009
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Awesome website, great photos and inside info, really good job man!
Lake Louise rules!!!
By: Klement on March 2, 2009
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