Hey Deelite,
The only way to get to Island Lake Lodge in the winter is by snowmobile or snowcat (snowshoe or x-country skies if your adventurous). Its an 8km grated winter road that the staff, day skiers, and package skiers take. For all I know visitors are not allowed in winter.
This changes in the summer you can hike, bike or drive up to the lake and enjoy the awesome eats. Yes they do have a festival each year, but its in the summer.
This doesn’t mean that you couldn’t treat yourself to a day of Catskiing!
Granola, funny! You must be one jaded person Alycia.
