Walkin’ in a winter wonderland

Re: “I’m coming clean about my love for soap operas,” Paula Arab, Opinion, April 5.

The recent four-day airing of Live with Kelly from Banff showed Americans that Banff is a yearround winter wonderland. There were no images, videos, discussions or ads about how beautiful Lake Louise and Banff are in the summertime, with no snow, a lovely lake, summer activities, mountain hiking. No, it’s just a frozen wilderness! Terrible blunder by Travel Alberta.

It will attract skiers, etc., but forget about summer vacationers from the U.S. For $1.5 million, someone at the tourist centre should have thought about spring, fall and especially summer. They could attract many more Americans if they saw other things besides snow, snow, snow.

Lorraine Hjalte, Calgary Herald Kelly Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, hold a copy of the Calgary Herald as they tape a show in Banff on Sunday. Reader says Travel Alberta made Banff look like it’s winter all year round.