Chateau Lake Louiseby Dave Shultz
Dinner in the Walliser Stube Wine Bar reflects the European influence and fondue is their specialty. We sampled the seafood, beef and cheese fondues and barely had room for the marvelous chocolate desert fondue afterwards. The dining room has a unique feature I've never seen anywhere else, a wine library. At one end of the dining room is a wooden library ladder on wheels that leads to a marvelous selection of wines stored overhead.
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Chateau Lake Louise is known as a Diamond in the Wilderness and anyone who ever stood on the frozen lake and watched the sun rise light up the top of the mountains would certainly have to agree. The history here has been shaped by the hotel since the 1890's when it became the center of mountaineering and tourist adventures in the remote Canadian wilderness.
Lake Louise is fed by six glaciers and is surrounded by majestic mountains that afford Chateau visitors a view reminiscent of Swiss Alps.
The hotel abounds with old world charm and everywhere you look brings new views of painted accents and solid wood furniture.
Skiing is still the most popular winter past time but the landscape offers so much more.
The snow shoes are not as awkward as they seem once you realize that you walk naturally, placing one foot in front of the other. If you walk with your feet too far apart, you get tired muscles quickly so the shoes are shaped to walk naturally.
For even more elegance, try the Edelweiss Dining Room. The food is only exceeded by the atmosphere and the staff is extremely helpful and pleasant. Be sure to leave room for desert. The preparation of the Strawberries Foster was the highlight of the evening and tasted better than it looked.