Banff and Lake Louise, even under a blanket of snow—or perhaps because of it—are everything you see in photos and then some ... (My first time in this winter wonderland entailed many firsts ...

A new initiative is helping make the Canadian Rockies resort town of Banff a welcoming destination for every traveler.

Banff is a surprise in the winter. I’d expected to maneuver around an endless wave of ski pant–clad tourists while walking along the Canadian Rockies–surrounded main drag, but instead ...