Ski slopes surround Banff. The closest is Mount Norquay, which is only 5 miles from town. Banff Sunshine Village is ... if you do encounter a bear on the trails, you should not run.
Unlike some of the other winter activities in Banff National Park, “cross-country skiing is a sport where you can take a 4-year-old, take a 70-year-old, put them together on the trail ...