Slicing, dicing, and ICING at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Between January 14 and 16, 2005, teams of two will compete in the Ice Magic International Ice Sculpture Competition at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Now recognized as a world-class event, Ice Magic draws professional ice carvers from the United States, Canada, Sweden, Japan and France.  During this three-day event, each team will carve 10 ice blocks weighing 300 pounds each into breathtaking works of frozen art. Finished sculptures, some up to seven feet tall, are judged by International Ice Carving officials on: overall impression, use of ice, technical skill, design, and composition. Members of the public, who may stroll through the area and witness the ice transformations, are invited to enter a ballot for the People’s Choice Award.

Glittering with refracted sunlight during the day, and spot lit by flood lights at night, the spectacular sculptures adorn the walkways in front of the Chateau until the annual spring thaw arrives, typically sometime in March.                 

Legendary castles, secluded lodges, storied meeting places and modern retreats.  For over a century Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has opened doors to some of the world’s most celebrated addresses.  Today, our collection of 43 distinctive hotels in six countries, including The Fairmont San Francisco, The Fairmont Banff Springs and The Plaza, promise the traveler unparalleled settings, rich experiences and lasting memories.  Future Fairmont Hotels & Resorts include The Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya (2005) and The Fairmont Cairo (2006). 

Visit us online at www.fairmont.com > or call 1-800-441-1414.

Celebrate Christmas in Canada

“Yule” love The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise during the annual 12-day Festival of Christmas. Dozens of complimentary Christmas activities for the entire family are scheduled from Dec. 22 to Jan. 3 including skating parties, cross-country skiing, an outdoor Christmas pageant with live animals, carolling, a scavenger hunt, cooking classes, ice-carving demonstrations and daily children’s activities.

Professional children’s entertainers, Jackie Frost and her elves, lead Winter Wonderland activities for three to 12-year old elves in training, including a production of “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” nightly bedtime stories, a visit from Santa, two dazzling New Year’s parties and an elves’ “Playland” stocked with toys, crafts and games. There’s an Internet room and regular movie nights, as well as Kids’ Etiquette classes, babysitting and pet-minding available. Adults can select from Christmas feasts to themed buffets and special events, including a Monte Carlo night, Western Hoe-down, Afternoon Tea Dance, or the gala New Year’s Ball.

The halls are decked with scarlet red poinsettias, staircase banisters are draped with green garland and a two-story Christmas tree greets guests in the lobby. Join in on tidings of comfort and joy and sing a few carols with the orchestra, roaming musicians and opera singers in the lounges and lobbies. Experience the charm of a traditional old-fashioned Christmas in the Rockies with a historic hotel tour to learn about the explorers who traveled by snowshoe, horses and wooden skis through the Lake Louise wilderness, a place dubbed “The Land of a Million Christmas Trees.”

Hang your stockings from the Chateau chimneys this Christmas. Prices start at $289 per person per day, based on single or double occupancy. Ask about our family rooms where children under 18 stay for free. For more information call Fairmont Hotels and Resorts at 1-800-441-1414, or click on www.fairmont.com/lakelouise

Legendary castles, secluded lodges, storied meeting places and modern retreats.  For over a century Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has opened doors to some of the world’s most celebrated addresses.  Today, our collection of 43 distinctive hotels in six countries, including The Fairmont San Francisco, The Fairmont Banff Springs and The Plaza, promise the traveler unparalleled settings, rich experiences and lasting memories.  Future Fairmont Hotels & Resorts include The Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya (2005) and The Fairmont Cairo (2006). 

Visit us online at www.fairmont.com http://www.fairmont.com or call 1-800-441-1414.

November 25, 2004   Posted in: Canada