Originally Posted by
YVR Cockroach
YYC main runways are roughly (or precisely?) N-S so you have to determine what the prevailing winds are likely to be. Obviously, port side for landings to the north, and starboard for to the south.
Should add that it's still quite distant but you can see the mountains even from east of the city.
This.
DEN is quite a bit (a lot) closer to the Rockies, and they are still in the distance.