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Canadian alpine skiing is basically synonymous with the expansive resort at Mount Whistler. Whistler has the distinction of being both Canada's largest and most-visited ski resort. And while the resort's stellar reputation is entirely well-deserved, Canada has much more to offer locum tenens doctors looking for a sweet, ski-friendly winter assignment.
Lake Louise, Alberta
Just a couple hours east of Calgary is Alberta's snowcapped wonderland, Banff National Park and the nearly 150 marked ski runs of Lake Louise Ski Resort.
Earlier this month, Lake Louise claimed the award for Canada's Best Ski Resort at the World Ski Awards Gala in Austria. If that's not enough to make locums consider Alberta for an international assignment, it's probably worth noting that this is the third straight win for Lake Louise.
If you love skiing and want to hit the slopes in Canada, no one is doing it better than Lake Louise these days.
Sun Peaks, British Columbia
Located in the mild, temperate Shuswap Highlands, Sun Peaks offers some of the best powder in western Canada. The resort is roughly four hours northeast of Vancouver and just 50 miles from Kamloops.
Sun Peaks offers roughly 4,300 acres of skiable terrain, second only to nearby Whistler. Visitors rave about the skiing in the winter and many make a point to come back to golf or mountain bike in the summer. Sun Peaks is the type of resort you fall in love with.
Mount Tremblant, Quebec
Nestled among the valleys and lakeside villages northwest of Montreal is Mount Tremblant. Tremblant has a reputation as one of the best ski towns in the east and is a perennial favorite at the top of Ski Magazine's resort rankings.
The town itself looks like it was made to be a movie setting for a European fairytale. While the eastern resorts may not boast the hefty acreage of their counterparts in the west, views of the Laurentian Mountains from the resort's lifts and gondolas are a spectacle quite distinct from the Rockies.
Blue Mountain Resort, Ontario
Just two hours north from Toronto is the Blue Mountain Resort, Ontario's largest ski resort and the scenic shores of Lake Huron's Georgian Bay.
At just under 400 skiable acres, Blue Mountain doesn't have the vast feel of the huge western resorts like Whistler and Sun Peaks. However, locum tenens doctors on assignment in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States will find 14 lifts tucked into all the urban amenities of a full-service resort.