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Canada's top 5 luxe ski resorts
For the ultimate romantic downhill-ski weekend, cozy up in one of Canada's luxe winter hideaways.
By Iain MacMillan
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1. The Post Hotel & Spa, Lake Louise, Alta.
www.posthotel.com
1-800-661-1586
Set in a historic log lodge in Banff National Park, just five minutes from the slopes, the alpine-style Post Hotel & Spa is ideal for the snow bunny who would rather get a Mountain Meadow pedicure than be a mogul mistress. The hotel's Temple Mountain Spa also offers relaxing Herbal Thai Stem massages and pick-me-up Pomegranate-Lime sugar scrubs. Besides its body treatments, The Post is world-famous for its wines. With an inventory of 25,000 to 28,000 bottles, a resident sommelier and more than 2,000 selections on the wine list, it caters to a posh clientele that includes royalty, race car drivers, professional athletes and Hollywood A-listers.
Per night: From $195 to $440 for rooms, $385 to $825 for suites and $265 to $2,500 for cabins.
2. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alta.
www.fairmont.com/jasper
1-800-441-1414
When Marilyn Monroe stayed at Jasper Park Lodge while filming the 1954 western River of No Return, the sexy starlet was turned away from the dining
room because she was wearing pants. Popular with Hollywood royalty like Rita Hayworth, Bing Crosby, the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the lodge's Outlook Cabin -- on the shores of Lac Beauvert-has been favoured by regal patrons since King George VI and the Queen Mum checked in some 55 years ago. In 1980, party gal Princess Margaret was a guest, and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip stayed during their centennial tour of Alberta last summer. Even if you don't travel with a royal entourage, you can arrive in glam fashion on VIA Rail's The Canadian, which runs between Toronto and Vancouver. Ask for the "Romance by Rail" package and you'll get your own suite!
Per night: From $2,814 to $4,734 a night for the Outlook Cabin, depending on the season.
3. Island Lake Lodge, Fernie, B.C.
www.islandlakeresorts. com
1-888-422-8754
Deep powder, deep massages and deep duvets-deep in the backcountry. For some, it's the seclusion of this mountain lodge-with its cozy setting and gourmet cuisine -- that makes it the ultimate romantic winter getaway. But Island Lake Lodge, only accessible by Snowcat and snowmobile, also offers skiers and snowboarders access to virgin powder in alpine bowls and on tree skiing runs. Imagine sharing an area the size of Vail with three Snowcats and only three dozen guests. And the attentive staff at the four deluxe log lodges will keep non-skiers happy with luxe spa treatments, snowshoeing and a 3,000-bottle wine library. That said, patient guides and the best fat skis-included in the price-will have any strong, intermediate skier carving one delicious turn after another.
Per night:Inclusive rates from $556 a day.
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