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Topic diversion but still - An old joke (Billy Connolly?) about car parking at a football match.
Young lad comes up to a guy parking his car and asks for a fiver to make sure it gets looked after. "No way, don't you see the Alsatian inside?" "Yeah, but how good is it at putting out fires?".
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I know there are a few on here who've lived in Canada or visit(ed) frequently. The wife has been looking at us going next year, we want a bit of snow but we don't ski so don't necessarily want a ski resort. However, we still want somewhere that we can get about and do stuff so I'm looking for ideas of destinations and also the best time to go (I was thinking mid to late November when hopefully the first snows have arrived but there's less chance of getting stranded.
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I think you’d have to go to the Rockies to guarantee real snow in mid November. Montreal and Quebec get very little snow before Christmas although you might get some at higher altitudes.
Basically you are looking at the Calgary to Vancouver area.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.1 -
Probably Banff and Lake Louise area for that, but November is still early.
The road to the Sky (Vancouver to Whistler road) is worth a visit, and lots going on at Whistler most of the year.
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Your chances of getting stranded are not that high. The Icefields Parkway closes sometimes, but you can drive around it. The other roads would require a serious dump to close, so you would just want to make sure that you check the weather forecast and are nearish to the airport on your final day. Otherwise, I would fly to Calgary, rent a car and drive round the Rockies in winter (Nov is too early). It's the low season, so you wouldn't need to book in advance especially for mid week days, so you can just explore as you like. There is some entertainment for non-skiers depending on your wealth and the weather. Some options include: walking, dog sledding, snowmobiling, flying over the Icefield and wildlife tours. Feel like there are some thermal baths somewhere too.
Have a look here for some ideas of things to do.
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Do your research about what you want to see. I took a drive from Calgary to Vancouver and Whistler in June and was surprised that some stuff was closed to tourists as it was out of season.
Nice place though. Like NZ it's a bit like Scotland but with 'Keep Out!' signs.
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Cake is just weakness entering the body1 -
I would avoid the west coast in November, it is amazingly wet.
Whistler is low altitude so also grey and wet.
Best bet is Canmore. Pretty mountain town with everything you need just outside the park but easy reach of Banff and Calgary. Alternatively Banff itself of you are happy with the premium.
The badlands around Edmonton and that dinosaur museum aren't that far either.
Alternatives are Kamloops or Kelowna, which are drivable down to Washington state (Spokane area). Both fairly ugly towns, but likely to be dry and sunny and it's nice scenery around there, albeit not the Rockies or Coast Mountains spectacular.
There's a fair bit of driving whatever you do, because it is BIG scenery there. The flip side is the scenery is astonishing, so you won't care.
The Canadians keep roads open. They just know how. Even the Coquohala stays open most of the time, bar the odd avalanche clearance.
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Just don't cross the border into Montna - justing by why is shown in Yellowstone, you might not get out again unless 'catching the train' from Wyoming!
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