>>2813188
>Banff is insanely overrated and stupid expensive
Few of my Canadian friends warned me about this but I was looking at prices for mid-December and everything seemed really cheap. Round trip to Calgary is only $200, $50 shuttle bus, and even the really nice 4 star hotels were only like $80usd a night. Food isn't too bad either. I imagine nobody wants to go when it's sub-zero. There are a few short trails and the Gondola and shit. It seems pretty touristy but I think the nature and smaller crowds in the winter will make up for it. I'd visit Quebec but it actually seemed more expensive than Banff in the winter and I understand there's a pretty large cultural divide between English/French Canada. I'd rather save that for a different, longer trip.