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Sulphur Mountain Gondola
| 15 Minutes
Mountain Ave., Box 1258, Banff, AB T1L 1B2
The adventure begins with an eight minute journey to the summit of Sulphur Mountain in a modern, fully-enclosed four passenger gondola cabin. The views become increasingly spectacular as you climb 698m (2,292 ft) to an elevation of 2,281m (7,486 ft) at the Summit Upper Terminal – the departure point for a mountaintop of activities.
Red Earth Spa
| 5 Minutes
521 Banff Ave, Banff, AB
Red Earth Spa is a full service spa with six treatment rooms including one dedicated to hydrotherapy. The Spa also features an esthetics room with two manicure stations and two pedicure chairs. Spa clients also have full access to the hotels hot pool, steam room and exercise rooms. The spa has a number of areas for clients to relax before, in-between or after a treatment. Come join us at Banff's only full service Spa on Banff Avenue.
For 50 years it has been our pleasure to uphold the backcountry tradition of riding through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. A Holiday on horseback pack trip takes you and fellow adventurers deep into the heart of Banff National Park. Whether you like to rough it in rustic tent camps or relax in cozy lodges, we have the western holiday experience for you. Our semi-permanent tent camps at Mystic Valley, Flints Park and Stoney Creek offer all the basic necessities and canvas sleeping tents. Sundance and Halfway Lodges add a touch of home to the backcountry with comfortable beds and the most scenic porches in Banff National Park. Looking to take home more then a great experience and great photos? Join one of our interpretative trips with specialists on grizzlies, wolves, photography, and mules.
Set in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains and renown for its panoramic beauty, The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Resort is a captivating and challenging golf course. Our golf course offers two simple things - a breathtaking view in every direction and a magnificent layout that thrills every golfer fortunate enough to spend a day golfing here. Amateurs and professionals alike are constantly amazed by the golf course’s panoramic challenge. From the actual golf hole design to the optical illusions created by the surrounding mountains, this golf course will delight and tempt you.
Lake Minnewanka (home of the 'Banff Crasher Squirrel') lies in the heart of the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, just a short 15 minute drive from the townsite of Banff. Banff Lake Cruise provides a unique sightseeing tour experience on one of two 43 passenger Lake Cruisers or the 65 passenger Alberta Explorer operating several times daily from mid-May to mid-October. This magnificent interpretive lake cruise of Minnewanka and the scenic Canadian Rockies is 1 hour and provides unique photo opportunities unavailable elsewhere.
Since 1977 we at Rocky Mountain Cycle Tours provide world class bicycle tours, mountain bike adventures and multi-sport trips in the Canadian Rockies, on British Columbia's West Coast and in a few equally beautiful destinations world wide like New Zealand, Vietnam, Majorca / Spain and Germany.
Canada House Gallery
| 2 Kilometers
201 Bear Street, Banff, AB T1L 1B5
Please visit the gallery's website for more information on the exhibits happening while your conference is in town.
The groups team at Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort organizes your ski trip easily and efficiently by taking the hassles of planning a ski trip off your shoulders. With more than 250 group retreats each year and over 20 years’ experience, our full-time group specialists can customize your retreat into an experience you won’t soon forget.
Mount Norquay Ski Resort
| 9 Kilometers
Mt.Norquay, PO Box 1520, Banff, AB T1L 1B4
We’re the closest ski resort to both Banff and Canmore. And we’re only an hour away from Calgary. In fact, Norquay is only 5 minutes from Banff. And it’s only 25 minutes from Canmore and an hour from Calgary. Not only is Norquay the closest destination for fun this winter, it’s also very affordable. And as the only hill in the area with hourly passes, you get charged for the time you ski, not the time you don’t.
