Derek’s Top-Pick Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing Spots Around Calgary
You will likely have gathered from some of my recent candid writings that I lack proficiency skills in the winter outdoor activity arena. I've recounted stories of my misfortunes while downhill skiing and tobogganing, while my cross country skiing capabilities leave room for significant improvement. But that hasn't deterred me from persevering and
Derek’s Top-Pick Calgary Outdoor Ice Skating Locations
Despite my poor winter outdoor sport track record and capability that you can read about here, I have it on very good authority that the list I’ve pulled together below provide some of the finest outdoor ice skating fun for the family around Calgary's neighbourhoods. Skating rinks maintained by the City of Calgary Click on the (⛸)
Derek’s Cross-country Skiing and Snowshoeing Antics
As far as low-impact, family friendly outdoor winter activities are concerned, there are few that are as accessible while potentially also exhilarating as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. These two activities can be as benign or as extreme as you want them to be. Based on my previous blog post about outdoor winter activities you will
Derek’s Dismal Winter Pastime Misfortunes
We’ve heard the adage “If you build it, they will come”. Might the same principle apply to other things, like “if you speak it, it will happen”? The winter of 2017/8 was a particularly cold one in Calgary, if my memory serves me right. We saw few – if any – Chinooks. These “warm” mountain winds traditionally blow