As far as family activities go, skiing in Jasper National Park is a hard one to beat. And Marmot Basin is the best of the best.

In Canada, almost everyone gets time off work on December 25 and January 1, and these civic holidays are often conveniently paired with a week or so of bonus vacation. This break in routine, combined with the many opportunities for joyous meals with family makes for some of the sweetest memories. Here’s how to make them even sweeter, no bonus pie required (though that’s not something we’d ever discourage).

Here are our top picks from November!

Celebrity chefs are descending on Jasper this week for the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge’s annual Christmas in November. Among them: Vikram Vij and Corbin Tomaszeski. The former is a French-trained Indian chef and TV personality, and the latter an Alberta farm-raised chef and veteran of multiple Food Network shows.

Winter is a time when things slow down, so it’s the perfect time to find relaxation. From spa visits to firelit cabins to gentle skiing through snowy forests, Jasper offers a special type of peaceful serenity that can be found nowhere other than in the mountains.

When temperatures drop, Jasper's abundance of glacier-fed lakes become the perfect canvas for memorable adventures.