If you want to 'see' and 'ski' Canada. I would suggest, Montreal or Quebec, Toronto, Calgary/Banff/Lake Louise, and Vancouver/Whistler.

Montreal and Quebec will give you a taste of French Canada. Montreal is very vibrant city with great cultural diversity.

Toronto is a great city as well, but not the best time of year to visit.

Calgary for the access to the Rocky Mountains. The ski hills will be open, but the skiing generally improves as the season moves along. Don't expect great conditions in Nov/Dec...it's much better in Feb/Mar/Apr. But you still see lots of snow.

Vancouver just because it's a great world class city.

Keep in mind that the weather could vary drastically at that time of year. Vancouver will not be cold...at least to us Canadians, but Montreal and Toronto could very well be cold, damp and snowy. Calgary could be anything from -30 to +15 Celcius at that time of year.

Be sure to attend an NHL game while your here.

Enjoy your Canadian adventure...as for me I'm heading to your part of world for winter vacation this year...Thailand, Cambodia and hopefully Burma.

hi all,

thank you for all the help. I have come up with a rough idea/plan for the trip, have a look and I appreciate any feedback

I actually hoped to spend at least 10 days in canada, but I cant think of what else to fit in to my stay there. If there is anything that 'I must do', shld do, or anything that pops into your mind, pls advise. - thanks!!

Dec 15 – Leave SIN, arrive in Vancouver, settle in and explore the place

Dec 16 – explore vancouver and overnight there

Dec 17 - morning leave for calgary and overnight there

Dec 18 - explore calgary and leave for Fernie OR lake louise and overnight there

Dec 19 - in Fernie OR lake louise

Dec 20 - in Fernie OR lake louise

Dec 21 - in Fernie OR lake louise and leave for calgary and then vancouver

Dec 22- Overnight in Vancouver or if possible fly back to SIN

I'd recommend leaving straight away from YYC and head for Fernie or Lake Louise (there's also Canmore/Banff), skipping Calgary. I wager it'll be of more interest than Calgary. What you can do is head to Calgary the afternoon before you go home, spend it there before flying to YVR and home to SIN. More efficient use of time.

hi,

sorry whats YYC?

and YVR is Vancouver right


I still have to find trpt to move between the different places, (Vancouver to Calgary to fernie), I dont want to drive,,so will look at either trains or budget airline or bus,

any advise on that?

thanks

YYC = Calgary
YVR = Vancouver

If you are not driving, transportation may be limited to Fernie. No train service to speak of. You might be able to find bus shuttle. Best to contact Calgary airport website or this one: http://www.skifernie.com/getting-here.aspx For Fernie, you could fly to Cranbrook on AC but the airport is reportedly often socked in (fog) so your a/c may be diverted, return to Vancouver, or you are stuck there so beware.

And given you are coming from SIngapore where the lowest temps generally are the highest temps here in summer, be prepared for cold you've never experienced (and this is speaking from someone who was born and grew up in Singapore).

the whole idea is to experience the cold..thats something I wont get a chance to if I stay in Sg or just travel in the region. hahaha

and another reason is that I wanna recce Canada as I have thots of settling over there.

thanks