Penner: Finding winter magic is as close as your backyard

Penner: Finding winter magic is as close as your backyard

After a few turns on Wiwaxy, an easy-going, front-side cruiser at the Lake Louise Ski Resort, we stopped on a small rise to catch our breath and give our burning quads a break. Final run of the day. No need to push the envelope. In the distance, on the other side of the Bow Valley, the day’s last rays cut through a mess of angry clouds and dappled Mount Temple and its neighbouring peaks with amber light. A warm, incandescent glow reigned over ev…