Shopping
Lake Louise Shopping In the Lake Louise village “mall” there is a sporting goods store, Wilson Mountain Sports. It sells a range of gear but nothing that excited us too much. The village also has a small gift shop.
At the base of the resort there is a great shop selling Lake Louise souvenirs, ski and snowboard equipment, and snow clothing. We had a ball in this shop, including the purchase of four helmets after we had scared ourselves on some of the steep icy slopes. We also couldn’t resist souvenirs such as polar fleece vests.
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise has about 20 shops within the resort. Of course there is a Fairmont shop with logo souvenirs of Lake Louise and the Fairmont. Monod Sports is a clothing and equipment store with brands of technically superior quality. This shop also rents ski and snowboard equipment. The chateau also has a jewelry shop, photography store, bookstore, gallery, general gift shops, boutiques, and a candy store with chocolates and maple syrup products.
For a much bigger range of ski and snowboard equipment and souvenirs,
Banff shopping is superb!
Grocery Shopping The Lake Louise
village has a very small “shopping centre”. It’s the type that you
could miss if you blinked. The Samson Mall has a small grocery store
and a liquor store. It’s pretty pricey, so stock up in Banff or Canmore
if possible.