Akai Motel, Canmore, Alberta

Since the 1988 Winter Olympics, Canmore has more than tripled its population of 3,000 (from the coal mining days) to almost 11,000 citizens. Located in the Canadian Rockies, Canmore is a popular year-round vacation travel and resort destination. Canmore is suited for both summer and winter vacation travel with spectacular scenery, fresh air, and many activities to choose from. Summer travel activities around Canmore include fishing, golf, cycling, hiking and rock climbing and more. In winter, there's plenty of fresh powder snow and easy access to local world-class skiing and snowboarding areas. In addition, you can try ice fishing, dogsled adventure trips, ice climbing and more. The Canmore Nordic Centre offers exhilarating cross-country outings on over 60 km (37 mi.) of world-class cross-country and biathlon trail systems. The trails are designed to meet international nordic competitive standards. You ski a quiet forest trail or challenge yourself on the cross-country or biathlon trails used by world-class competitors.