[binary visions]

Just thought I'd post a thread. We decided on our remote working nomad excursion to head up to the Canadian Rockies for 5-6 months. We really loved our vacation there several years ago.

We've been eying Canmore, BC and Golden, AB as bases if we can find a place, but would welcome other suggestions. Internet needs to be decent (~10-20 Mbps) but we don't have many other requirements. Needs to be some kind of okay grocery store nearby; Jenn's diet isn't going to cope with the small town mini-mart, but it's okay if it's a 20-30 minute drive to get there.

AirBnbs are pricey but there are some available. We've seen a site called "Rentola.ca" - reliable? Unknown?

 

[stevew]

canada is still on my to do list....

ive come close....

 

[buckoW]

Anywhere between Gibson and Seechelt could be fun. Pemberton as well. This sounds like a wonderful idea!

 

[buckoW]

Nelson looks like a nice lifestyle too

 

[SkaredShtles]

Golden seems like a really nice town. Let us know how things go and what you learn... these sort of shenanigans ate if great interest to me.

 

[SkaredShtles]

canada is still on my to do list....

ive come close....

Do it. The Canadian Rockies are fucking *outstanding.*

 

[CBJ]

Why only 6 months you barely get to know the place? I would find something to far away from some lift accessed mountain biking When I did a big tour of BC we also did a couple of days of riding in Williams Lake which was a interesting but thats 14 years ago of course.

 

[Jozz]

Fernie?

 

[canadmos]

When are you going? Depending on the season, some towns might be better than others.

 

[Adventurous]

What time of year are you going to be there?

We enjoyed the few weeks we spent in Banff, so I can see how Canmore would be appealing. It has all the trappings of a real town and is close to Banff, Jasper, and Yoho. The drive up to Jasper is actually pretty long, so don't let that fool you.

Be prepared though, if you are there come summer, its a damned zoo.

 

[6thElement]

Golden seems like a really nice town. Let us know how things go and what you learn... these sort of shenanigans ate if great interest to me.

Was supposed to ride there last summer during our failed BC trip. Just so I could visit Golden

 

[gonefirefightin]

One thing I noticed about Canmore and golden was the tourism traffic and price/availability is very high on that side of the slope. Have you looked at Revelstoke or Kamloops?

 

[binary visions]

We'll be there ~June through November.

I know it's a "zoo" in the summer, sort of. But we generally avoid the downtowns. We were there smack in the middle of the summer a few years ago, 10 days in Banff and Jasper, and had no problem finding isolated spaces once you get off the short trails and avoid the parking lots at the big lakes.

It's amazing how much the traffic drops off once you get on a trail that's more than 4 miles long.

We hadn't settled on a specific place, it just looked like Golden had decent accessibility to Banff, Jasper and Yoho. If we're spending 5-6 months in one place, we wanted access to multiple parks without a 5 hour drive to the trailhead.

 

[gonefirefightin]

We'll be there ~June through November.

I know it's a "zoo" in the summer, sort of. But we generally avoid the downtowns. We were there smack in the middle of the summer a few years ago, 10 days in Banff and Jasper, and had no problem finding isolated spaces once you get off the short trails and avoid the parking lots at the big lakes.

It's amazing how much the traffic drops off once you get on a trail that's more than 4 miles long.

We hadn't settled on a specific place, it just looked like Golden had decent accessibility to Banff, Jasper and Yoho. If we're spending 5-6 months in one place, we wanted access to multiple parks without a 5 hour drive to the trailhead.

I was very impressed with revelstoke, had a small town feel but still had all the needs available plus it was right in the middle of some amazing county with all the big hotposts a short drive away.

 

[CBJ]

One thing I noticed about Canmore and golden was the tourism traffic and price/availability is very high on that side of the slope. Have you looked at Revelstoke or Kamloops?

Kamloops had a nice downtown and at least when I was there seemed pretty chill.

 

[gonefirefightin]

Kamloops had a nice downtown and at least when I was there seemed pretty chill.

I liked Kamloops as well, stayed there for quite a while.

 

[CBJ]

I liked Kamloops as well, stayed there for quite a while.

Some good riding if you are into a crazy spot like that.

 

[6thElement]

Younger brother is a fire fighter in Sun Peaks, hoping to get up there and see him this summer, crossing fingers.

 

[Da Peach]

Hard to go wrong, really. My buddy from way back moved to Fernie 20 years or so ago and has become a bit of a local pillar of the bike community.

The riding is amazing and the skiing looks pretty damned good too. I think it's a bit of a cottage country of the Calgary oil barons who are willing to drive a while...

Think mining town, but with a brand new Walmart.

 

[Jozz]

Hard to go wrong, really. My buddy from way back moved to Fernie 20 years or so ago and has become a bit of a local pillar of the bike community.

The riding is amazing and the skiing looks pretty damned good too. I think it's a bit of a cottage country of the Calgary oil barons who are willing to drive a while...

Think mining town, but with a brand new Walmart.

Fernie gets a lot of votes from a lot of my friends that have traveled to BC recently. It's on my hit list.

 

[binary visions]

Welp. Found a place that just happened to come up and be relatively in our budget, right outside Golden, so... Canada, here we come for 6 months!

 

[Westy]

Welp. Found a place that just happened to come up and be relatively in our budget, right outside Golden, so... Canada, here we come for 6 months!

I assume you have already done your homework but FYI Canada has been cracking down on Americans working in the country in regards to taxes. I had to pay and file income taxes in Canada after working there for 3 weeks in 2019. Well my company paid my income taxes in Canada for 2019 but I never filed because I repress any motivation to complete bullshit paperwork. There is a chance I am now considered a criminal in Canada.

 

[gonefirefightin]

I assume you have already done your homework but FYI Canada has been cracking down on Americans working in the country in regards to taxes. I had to pay and file income taxes in Canada after working there for 3 weeks in 2019. Well my company paid my income taxes in Canada for 2019 but I never filed because I repress any motivation to complete bullshit paperwork. There is a chance I am now considered a criminal in Canada.

They mentioned that to me last time I was up there, I said I didnt know you. But they are aware.

 

[CBJ]

Gotta pay to play.