We found one in Lake Louise...the Sunny Tube Park at the Lake Louise Ski Resort. This tubing area was smaller with only two runs but the magic carpet was working and the price was right! I was concerned that we would be the oldest folks at the tube park or at the very least, the only ones without little children. Surprisingly everyone on the hill was our age. Many of them were non-skiers who opted to tube while the rest of the family hit the slopes with their skis or snowboards.
We hadn't been sledding in over 20 years and it was just as much fun as I remembered...more maybe because we didn't have to climb back up the hill! It was a blast! And during our rides up the magic carpet, we got to watch ski school. Little four and five year old kids learning to ski...great people watching for sure. And the preteens trying to master their snowboarding skills were even better. Made me wish that I was younger, in better shape and had stronger bones!
After several hours at Lake Louise, we returned to Banff and checked out Banff Upper Hot Springs. These mineral rich pools are naturally heated to 104 degrees. I was hoping that the atmosphere would be more grotto-like but instead, it was a large tiled swimming pool. But no matter....the water felt great and the sensation of being in that hot water while the steam rises and the snow flurries down was something entirely new to us. I highly recommend it! Much better than a hot tub!
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