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Winter is coming-or so they say in the famous HBO TV Series Game of Thrones. Fall starts in mid-September which ultimately rings the bell that winter is coming in Edmonton and depending on your profession it could either be a sign of dread or glee. For Realtors it’s a sign in the annual market cycle that activities will slow down as more and more people would tend to shy away from moving or purchasing homes in those cold winter months.

While I was having a conversation with one of friends based in London, she mentioned that she wanted to go to Canada to try the snowboarding spots, so that got me thinking, where are the best places to go and have fun when in Edmonton? In a recent report, the city government of Edmonton said that “Edmonton has grown by 7.4% or more than 60,000 people. That’s 82 people moving to Edmonton every day. To put that in perspective, effectively from 2012, we have grown almost the size of a city like St. Albert.”

With that volume of people moving in Edmonton, I think this would be a fun article to show the best places to visit once they’re in the city, especially now that snow would be falling. Below is a list of places that I have compiled throughout the internet that you should utterly include in your bucket list of places to go in Edmonton. Let us know in the comment section if you know more great places to visit.

My research led me to 3 ski / snowboarding spots and I added some bonus must-go locations.

1. Snow Valley Ski Club: This is the first on the list as it is one of the best reviewed spots online garnering 3.5 stars on Yelp.com. The place is great for beginners and experts alike, it offers “a very standard and flat slope without much contours” as one reviewer wrote. Family and friends would surely have a great time here as it is located within city limits.

Photo courtesy of Yelp.com

See who’s learning how to Ski!

2. Sunridge Ski Area: Based from their website they are located four blocks south of the Yellowhead Trail on 17 Street. It is just across the river from Rundle Park in the Strathcona Science Park. Judging from the trail guide, the place offer a very decent slope for newbie skiers and snowboarders-think of it as a great place to practice your skills after your Snow Valley lessons.

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3. Edmonton Ski Club: With 25 acres (10 hectares) of pure skiable area and 200 ft (61 m) of vertical drop, this place offers an alternative venue when you’re done with Snow Valley and Sunridge. Established in 1911 (as evidenced by the grayscale photo), this place might have seen more ski and snowboarder failures than you’ll see in your lifetime so don’t feel embarrassed if and when you bite the dust at this course. An ad from their website reads “the Terrain Park is serviced by two lifts Twin Birch and T Bar. Again this area has a variety of pitches, jumps, rails, bars and tubes. For skiers and boarders that are at a more advanced level of freestyle.” Better start preparing for your next epic jump!

Photo courtesy of albertaskiresorts.com

Here’s the bonus must-go locations once you’re in Edmonton:

4. West Edmonton Mall: Considered to be the largest shopping center in North America-yes, LARGEST in North America. This mall has plenty of shops to satisfy your shopping desires! The mall also features an indoor amusement park considered to be the biggest in the world which your kids would undoubtedly love. If you’re more like a coffee lover like me, the cafes would be another home away from home. (Of course don’t forget to buy your permanent Edmonton home from us).

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5. Edmonton Golf Courses: And this… of course is a must try, even once in your lifetime. It’s still September so there’s still plenty of sunshine to do this activity. Edmonton offers a good list of golf courses ranging from public, semi-private to exclusive ones. They say golf relaxes your mind-swing away your worries in one of these golf courses.

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So there you have it, once you step inside the beautiful city of Edmonton, the list above should be on your bucket list of places to visit. There are plenty of other amazing places to go to but you’ll have to start somewhere.