You knew it was coming; you can act as innocent as you want, to no avail. With no further ado:

Best of The Lac 05/06

Best Guide: Curtis the Snomobile Man "White 'n' Wild"

Best This Is Just Wrong Dept: TIE:strollers on the ice skating rink, cell phones conversations on the middle of the Lac

Best Bitter Disappointment: Hudson Bay Co.: Official Outfitter of the Canadian Olympic Team

Best New Restaurant: Maple Leaf Bar & Grill

Best Rush: free falling with the snomobile over the side of the mountain

Best Picturesque Sight: newly wed Royal Canadian Mountie in full dress uniform with bride in wedding gown and white fur crossing frozen Lac Louise in horse-drawn sleigh

Best Commercial: rabbits on the cell phone ad

Best Unguided Adventure: x country skiing

Best of the New at The Post: TIE: gym and wireless internet

Best of the New Outside The Post: gondola @ the ski hill

Best Whose Bright Idea Was This: Banff to Golden: 4 lanes by 2010 Now coming to a TransCanadian HiWay near you!

Best Mixed Message: Temple Mountain Spa

Best New Menu item at The Post: Porterhouse Steak

Best Dessert: Lemon Tart with Sour Ice Cream & Huckleberries

Biggest Lineup Change: The New Wife

Best Comeback: The Chateau

Best Pasttime: picking from 17 different channels of hockey

Best Disturbing Revelation: Lance stayed at Watson House in September

Best Stupid Remark: Ono! It's a shark! Ahi! It's tuna!

Best Christmas Tree: Banff Town Square

Best Photo Op: catching air with the snomobile

Best Sign, French or English: No Smoking

Best Request: Take it easy on the staff--some of them never made it to bed last night. --Gunther 1.1.2006

Best Sign Somebody Is Gonna Lose Their Job First Thing This Year: arriving at the top of the ski lift 10 am New Year's Day to see the operator dead asleep, head back and snoring

Best That Is So Last Year: Coupe Danemark *yawn*

Best Bathroom: new women's off lobby

Best Lunch: Laggan's

Best I Am So Over That: ? Hasn't happened yet

Best I Sure Wish We Had These In The 'Kan: periwinkle Christmas lights

Best Thing To Look Forward to in 2006: coming back.

Bob's Yer Uncle, Fanny's Yer Aunt

JBelle

On Location

Lac Louise Canada