Our location on the western edge of Calgary gives ready access to the mountains for all-season recreation. In wintertime, major downhill skiing destinations at Nakiska, Mount Norquay, Sunshine and Lake Louise lie within an hour to ninety minutes drive. Kananaskis Country and Banff National Park offer a wide variety of hiking trails in the summertime and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in wintertime. Closer to Calgary, the Canmore Nordic Centre is an international venue for cross-country skiing.

Within Calgary there is much to do all year round. Winter facilities, first developed for the 1988 winter Olympics, include a downhill skiing slope and a speed skating oval, both half an hour from our house. The Saddledome hockey arena is home ice for the Calgary Flames. In summertime Calgary's urban pathway system, extending over 580 km alongside the glacier-fed Bow River, offers attractive walking and biking opportunities without leaving town. High annual sunshine totals and low humidity make for pleasant outdoor conditions - warm sunny summers and clear crisp winter days, often warmed by Chinook winds.