Canada’s Whistler-Blackcomb is the largest ski resort in North America and Lake Louise is the cradle of Canadian ski tourism. Almost 800 kilometres separate the two resorts. The gigantic ski cosmos of Whistler lies north of Vancouver while Lake Louise is one of three ski resorts in the Banff National Park. Despite their distance, the places have one thing in common: They have made a significant contribution to making the second largest country on earth a promised land for skiers and snowboarders. But there are also other reasons. The almost deserted white wilderness that is unique to Canada ca…