ASSINIBOINE LODGE

Known as “Canada’s Matterhorn,” the mesmerizing pyramid of Mount Assiniboine straddles the Continental Divide between Alberta and B.C. While the lodge is on the B.C. side, heli-access is via Canmore, Alberta. The treeless, snow-covered meadows surrounding the great peak have been skied continuously since 1928, when Norwegian ski instructor Erling Strom guided a hardy group to this remote Shangri-La. It would be tough to find a more scenic place to ski.

Cool stat: Long-time Lodge operators and guides Sepp and Barb Renner are the parents of Sara Renner, one of Canada’s most successful female Nordic skiers.

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