Winter typically runs from November to May ... a place is rarely the reality—particularly in a destination like Canada's Banff National Park, which is world-renowned for its jagged peaks ...

From the aurora-lit skies of Canada’s newest dark sky park to the tiny railway town near one of Canada’s tallest waterfalls, ...

The skiers, however, will want to vacation in the height of winter. Depending on what you want to do, Banff can be seen as an almost year-round destination (although fall can be a bit of a gamble).

Canmore’s John Pomeroy, one of the world’s leading snow and ice hydrology experts, said the snow water equivalent is hundreds ...

Canada’s first national park is also ... trees—the only coniferous trees to lose their needles in winter—turn yellow. The Banff Gondola, Lake Minnewanka tour boats, and Banff Upper Hot ...

Banff National Park's iconic dominant grizzly bear, officially known as bear No. 122, was spotted by Parks Canada staff in ...

Banff Avenue divides the town and runs south from the Trans-Canada Highway across the Bow ... site for the Nordic skiing events of the 1988 Winter Olympics, and serves as a frequent backdrop ...

Known as a sacred place among the Indigenous Peoples of Western Canada, Banff's powerful magic serves ... ski and snowshoe in winter, and in the warmer months, hike and bike throughout the region.