Click on the video player above&nbsp;to watch live action from the alpine skiing World Cup stop in Lake Louise, Alta.

World Cup alpine skiing season kicks into high gear at 'national treasure' Lake Louise

Anticipation is always at peak level this time of year when Lake Louise, Alta., hosts the season-opening World Cup races for men’s and women’s downhill and super-G. Skiers from Canada and around the globe will have to bring their ‘A’ game to have success at this historic course.

Toronto's Dustin Cook is seen above at the season opener in Lake Louise last year, where he placed 16th in the super-G race.

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A BOOTquet of questions with alpine skier Erik Read

Canadian alpine skier Erik Read answers questions that he's pulling out of a BOOTquet. What's that you ask? It's a boot bouquet. Spoiler: He used to pull his cat's tail.

FIS Men's Alpine Skiing World Cup from Lake Louise, Alta.

Watch World Cup alpine skiing from Lake Louise

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