Canada is a great place for outdoor adventuring especially skiing and snowboarding. There’s a lot of choice when it comes to great slopes and resorts so we’ve listed a few of our favourite places in this fine country.

The people of Canada are some of the friendliest in the world. An old joke goes ‘How do you get a Canadian out of your swimming pool?’The answer – ‘Excuse me, could you get out of my swimming pool’. And it’s true, they’re polite and pleasant but better still, they know how to have a good time. Often eclipsed by the States, Canada may often be tainted as the more boring neighbour – we know whose company we prefer!

Have a look at the following resorts but remember a great deal of Canada is covered in snow for a great deal of the year so there are many great ski spots not listed.

• Mont Temblant, Quebec. The first ever ski resort in Canada, Mont Temblant is old school French chic and luxury. Exceptional ski conditions, great golfing as well as snow sports, this is a resort that delivers a lively pedestrian village for the whole family.

• Banff, Lake Louise. One of the most beautiful places in the world. Even if you are not a skier, head up the gondola for views that will put you in heaven. The resorts in this area are particularly notified for their relentless vertical monsters!

• Whistler – home of the largest accessible vertical in Canada (Blackcomb – 1630 meters) Whistler is one of the best known ski resorts in the world and enjoyed by the very wealthy as well as other top notch ski lovers.

• Vancouver – Host to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver is currently considered one of the most desirable places to live in the world. The skiing is great, the beaches just as good and the culture and nightlife, also a great attraction