Originally Posted by Steve_

I said the main thing to do, and by that I meant something that could be classed as recreation that gets you out of the house.

Pray tell, what is it then if not shopping?

I realize you can probably say that about a lot of places, but I meant far moreso in Calgary (and Alberta) than is generally the case.

I rarely see pedestrians outside during the winter, unless they're dragging their extremely unhappy dogs around wrapped up in booties, so I know you're not all out jogging.

Do you all go downtown and play hide-and-seek on the +15? (Because I do go downtown on the weekend and it's pretty deserted, although they do seem to have nearly finished messing around with the Eaton Centre, so perhaps that will draw in oh, the shoppers...)

And I do realize that it's subjective, but people do seem to be fatter here than in BC, generally speaking. Which indicates to me they stay indoors more.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there aren't any public swimming pools east of the Deerfoot for example.

Originally Posted by gryphea

I like Calgary and I hate shopping. In winter we:
skate
snowshoe
sometimes hike
ski a lot

Originally Posted by Steve_

The original statement was during the winter. Even winter sports are hard to do when it's in the -20s (or lower). We've got a skating rink, I don't see too many people venturing out onto it in January. Have you got one of those indoor soccer tents near you?

Originally Posted by Steve_

The original statement was during the winter. Even winter sports are hard to do when it's in the -20s (or lower). We've got a skating rink, I don't see too many people venturing out onto it in January. Have you got one of those indoor soccer tents near you?

Originally Posted by jimf

It's a bit like suggesting nobody goes outside during the winter in Vancouver because it's always raining.

Originally Posted by gryphea

I find we lose far less days to cold than we did to rain in UK.

We do live near a soccer dome and we are there 3 times a week in winter. Once for each kid and once for OH. We ski every weekend and in 3 years we have missed about one day to cold. My kids are still alive. We just have all the right gear. Its also sometimes warmer in the mountains than in Calgary

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian

We stayed at the Delta Lodge in Kananaskis once. When we got in the car the temp gauge said -20 "Don't worry" I said, "It will be warmer up there as cold air sinks" On the road up to the parking lot everyone watched anxiously as the number on the gauge changed. When we got to the parking lot it was -27! It was a bracing day. We needed to head to the lodge pretty much after each run, but we had a great day because the hill was virtually empty

It was a bloody good job we all had face masks

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian

I always thought we should have a BE meetup at a ski hill

If we went on a really cold day, no one would have to speak

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian

We stayed at the Delta Lodge in Kananaskis once. When we got in the car the temp gauge said -20 "Don't worry" I said, "It will be warmer up there as cold air sinks" On the road up to the parking lot everyone watched anxiously as the number on the gauge changed. When we got to the parking lot it was -27! It was a bracing day. We needed to head to the lodge pretty much after each run, but we had a great day because the hill was virtually empty

It was a bloody good job we all had face masks

Originally Posted by jimf

I'm curious about the kit you used. Are these full "Darth Vader" style with nose/mouthpieces or gogles with balaclava type head coverings with holes for breathing? I find the balaclavas ice up fast with the moist breath and wearing glasses is impossible.

Originally Posted by gryphea

WE use neoprene masks and goggles.