Imagine a land of countless expansive glaciers, snow-capped mountain peaks, powerful waterfalls, turquoise alpine lakes, and plenty of wildlife to gawk at. This image you’ve conjured into your mind is ...

I’ll be honest—I was one of those people who thought Lake Louise and the Canadian Rockies were too pretty. Like, suspiciously photogenic. I’d seen the photos a million times on social media and ...

Cindy Hirschfeld, an avid skier and frequent contributor to the Travel section, regularly visits the Canadian Rockies. The town of Banff, about 80 miles west of Calgary in southwest Alberta, sits ...