Tires: Continental Winter Extreme Contact 225/55-17
Skis: Volkl Mantra's 191cm 133-96-116. Not quite Gotama's width but I am still not a fan of reverse rocker skis on high speed run outs. The Mantra's are like a Bugatti Veyron, esp. at the 191cm length. Enough float for most Lake Louise, Kicking Horse and Castle days with the stiffness to carve on the hardest of windblown ice.
Louise: Trans Canada was closed at Field so KH was a no go.
If you are an advanced/expert skier then Lake Louise has lots to offer. The back bowls, summit front side and if conditions allow Purple bowl, West bowl and ,maintenance chutes offer superb powder skiing days after a storm event. I have chewed my bases just as much at KH as Louise. Summit Poma/Paradise chair circuits allow great ratio of powder vertical vs bottom runout/lift time.
If you are a beg/int. skier then I don't really see the allure of Louise, you are better off at Sunshine skiing the divide.
If super duper snow is your game then currently the champ has to be Revelstoke. Lot's of snow and the vertical to match. Fernie is hampered by warm spells (rain) and lack of vertical for the steep stuff.