As a Canmore Realtor I live and breath real estate. At any given day, week, month or year I know exactly what’s going on in town as it relates to the Canmore real estate market. Most, if not all, of the conversations I have with people these days are about the Canmore market and the current cycle the market is going through. I also own a house here and can relate directly to all Canmore home owners who have seen the value of their property diminish over the past several months. I’m not just a Realtor though, I’m also a husband and father, mountain biker and road cyclist.
So today, I’m taking a break from Canmore real estate. I’m taking the time today to sit and reflect on why my family and I love our Canmore lifestlye. Staring out of my office window I can see beautiful expansive blue skies and what looks like warm sun, it’s melting the snow at least so I know it’s warmer than it has been. From my current vantage point we certainly seem to be ushering in the first signs of Spring for 2009 - after what I hope was the last big snowfall of the year over the weekend. Wishful thinking I’m sure as we usually see at least a couple more days of snow before the end of May. I find the whole town starts to come alive when we have days like today and it’s great to see and hear people around town getting excited and motivated for the upcoming summer season. The town has the same buzz about it in late October when everyone is chomping at the bit for the first real snowfall of the season. For me though, I personally prefer Canmore for the summer activities and living in Canmore is all about lifestyle, both for my family and myself. Our two young sons (both are under 10 years of age) have been afforded incredible opportunities in their short lives learning to rock climb, mountain bike, swim, classic and skate ski, play soccer and basketball, downhill ski and snowboard, all through school programs and programs put on by the local clubs and the town’s recreation department. The valuable lessons and skills they’ve been able to learn and demostrate at such a young age are a true testament to the commitment and talent of all the teachers, instructors and volunteers we have in our town. We are also blessed with having such incredible surroundings and great accessibility to all our local trail systems and amenities. My two boys (Noah and Evan) and myself love to take our mountain bikes and ride the Orange trail at the Nordic Centre, or go to the jump parks and challenge (or in my case, scare) ourselves. We all really enjoy the new Pump Track at Millenium Park too, a great addition to our community. If you’re not familiar with a pump track I highly recommend you head down to Millenium Park on a nice day to watch some of the riders demonstrate just how fast you can go on a dirt track without pedalling, it’s truly amazing and a ton of fun for both riders and spectators alike. My family’s summer lifestyle in Canmore is centred around mountain biking and days like today when the sun is shining and the sky is clear blue make me want to shut off my computer, turn off my phone and hop on the bike for a couple of hours. The adventure playground that is Canmore and the lifestyle it affords my family and I is a lifestyle and community I wouldn’t trade for the World.
As for the Canmore real estate market, I’ll start talking about that again in my next post. The Canmore real estate market will rebound in time, but for now - I’m off to clean my bike, pump up the tires and oil the chain. Bring on the Summer!
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