THE MAGIC OF ARRIVAL
Spending the holidays at the Fairmount Chateau Lake Louise is like stepping inside a snow globe. You and your family can skate across a frozen lake framed by towering mountains, ski fresh powder, and laugh together on a sleigh ride pulled by Belgian draft horses.
The adventure begins the moment you land in Calgary and head west on the Trans-Canada Highway. The drive winds through the postcard-perfect mountain towns of Canmore and Banff—both worth bookmarking for a future visit—before climbing deep into the Rockies. Leave enough daylight for the full two-hour drive to Lake Louise to enjoy the sheer scale of the scenery as the road snakes through dramatic peaks.
Krisha Chachra served eight years on the Blacksburg Town Council and has written for NRV Magazine for a decade. She is a member of The Mama Movement and a proud mom to a curious toddler. Krisha is a community advocate and connector and runs an event production organization that hosts Up on the Roof. Krisha has reported and hosted shows for public radio and television and has freelanced for USA Weekend Magazine, the Honolulu Advertiser and the Alexandria Gazette among others. Her book about returning to Blacksburg, Homecoming Journals, may be found online or in local bookstores.