We spent Christmas at *The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge - “the most remote of Canadian Pacific's grand mountain hotels.” What began in 1915 as the modest "Tent City" three miles east of town on the shores of Lake Beauvert is
***Fernie is awesome! Great terrain, no crowds, dry and powdery snow. One of my favorite ski resorts in North America. Worth traveling to. Sourcing lodging was harder than expected - most bookings are run through the Fernie Lodging Company. Stay on
This was our first really ambitious winter road trip - several thousand miles, two countries and multiple states, temperatures dropping to below 15F, and quite a few ski resorts. It was wonderful, and has inspired a pattern of Christmas-time travel. Map