Category: | Lodging, Point of interest, Establishment, |
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Address: | Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, East Kootenay G, BC V0A 1E0, Canada |
Postal code: | V0A 1E0 |
Phone: | (403) 678-2883 |
Website: | https://assiniboinelodge.com/ |
We camped at Lake Magog Site closer to the base of Mt Assinaboine but we cheated a flew some gear out to the Lodge and hiked the 32km down from Sunshine Village in one day. They were friendly at handling our items at the lodge. We stopped in for afternoon tea after hiking the Nub. It was our shelter for the only 10mins of rain we had on our entire trip. Beautiful place!
Wow, just wow. My wife and I have hiked the area and back country camped and thought it would be fun to fly in with my Mom for her birthday. The views from the helicopter are insane looking at Wonder Lake, we stayed in the Magog cabin with a beautiful view off the front deck. Food and service was top notch and the guided hikes were really good with multiple guides and options.
Spectacular hospitality and food, with afternoon tea. We hiked in and flew out by helicopter. There's indoor facility for #1 and for #2 there's outhouses. Shower is hot; however, sauna is closed due to covid.
A wonderful rustic lodge in a sublime location. The lodge was built in 1928 (back when if you wanted to ski down a hill you had to climb it first). It has withstood the test of time and is currently operated by a great bunch of dedicated people. The cabins are relatively primitive, and there are only two power outlets in the lodge, and no internet, but OMG the mountain, the lakes, the food. If you're a photographer this is a must-see.
You have to hike in, or you can fly in on a helicopter from Canmore. No roads. If you're a hiker then do the hike. If you're a tourist fly in, the views from the chopper are awesome.
We didn't stay at the lodge but had a great experience with how helpful and friendly the staff is. We stayed in the campground and got a tone of snow we weren't expecting. Claude kindly added in an extra helicopter flight to safely get us home the next day.
The lodge also has a tea time from 4-5 that the campers can come enjoy in the dining room, it was such a nice treat to warm up by the fire! We purchased some delicious cake, tea and beer!