I'm quite surprised and somewhat ashamed in my lackadaisical outdoor lifestyle. I'll admit the need to explore the great outdoors tend to hit me once every three years, but for some reason I've only visited COP twice. Once as a chubby little doe-eyed boy for winter skiing lessons (heck yeah I snow plowed the S@#$ out of those hills!). And for the second time as a chubby hollow-eyed man-child, I... more

Mcdonalds canada olympic park

There are three seniors that regularily "attend" the Mcdonalds at Canada Olympic Park. The service is always friendly and very efficient and without a doubt the best coffee and muffins and unquestionably the best value in town. DThe restaurant is very clean and a pleasure to visit on each hTuesday and Thursday right after Deep Water Running. At one time we went to other "coffee" shops oin... more

As the eensiest Skihill in western Canada, Canada Olympic Park (COP) even manages to be located within city limits. Like many people who grew up in Calgary, I took lessons here when I was little, and then in 6th grade when everyone went on a ski trip. It felt a lot bigger then.The Park itself is actually pretty comprehensive - the regular runs, the bunny hill, and the board park are just a tiny... more