WO Magazine Fall 2013 | Page 34

JOURNEYS Lifestyle BY: LIZ FLEMING CAN’T GET HEALTHIER THAN CANMORE You’ll fly into Calgary and rent a car – no worries about the drive. It’s an hour and a half to Canmore, on a major highway, with beautiful scenery to keep you entertained enroute. If you’re looking for a healthy getaway destination this winter, you just can’t get healthier than Canmore, Alberta. Pack your yoga pants and your ski jacket – there’s a whole lot of clean mountain air just waiting to push itself into your lungs! While Canmore offers several hotel options, my recommendation for the first half of your stay is Solara Resort and Spa. The all-suite nature of the place offers the convenience of a full kitchen, living room and dining room, in addition to spacious bedrooms and bathrooms with tubs so deep you might just get lost. After a healthyworking-out-in-the-great-outdoors kind of day, you’ll enjoy kicking back in front of the fireplace (it’s gas…no hassles about logs and matches and sparks on the carpet) with a glass of wine (if it’s organic, remember, it doesn’t count.) In the morning, you can grab a bowl of meusli and granola before diving back into your healthy holiday program. Skiing will no doubt be the first thing on your agenda and you’ll want to hit the big hills first. Canmore is ideally located within a short drive of four (count them, you Ellicottville skiers, you), yes, four great downhill ski centres: Sunshine Village (15 minutes), Lake Louise (60 minutes), Mount Norquay (20 minutes) and Nakiska (30 minutes). Using Canmore as your home base, you can ski them all! u 32 | whiteoaksclub.com | fall 2013