The Lake Louise Ski Lodge was built in 1942 by Jim Boyce as a private venture: a “skier’s base camp” for ski mountaineers who found Chateau Lake Louise too expensive and formal. It staged guests arriving by train before they trekked to Skoki Lodge or Temple Lodge. Boyce and a crew of ten used broadaxes and hand-tools on logs from Revelstoke and the Bow River headwaters. Located in Lake Louise village, it served early ski visitors before the development of the current Lake Louise Ski Resort base area. Elizabeth Rummel oversaw operations here (1943–1950) while managing Skoki.

The lodge closed shortly after opening due to World War II and did not reopen until 1948. In 1947, Sir Norman Watson; a British nobleman with ambitions to develop skiing in the Canadian Rockies based on his experiences in the Swiss Alps; purchased the property. The name was changed to Lake Louise Lodge (1951), then to Post Hotel (1957), inspired by Swiss Alpine post hotels (the post office leased space on the property at the time). The Schwarz brothers (André and George) acquired the hotel in 1978 and significantly expanded it from 1986, reopening in July 1987 with 93 guest rooms and suites. The property continues to operate as the Post Hotel & Spa, a luxury hotel in Banff National Park.