Video: Why The World Flocks To Alberta For Skiing

You curious to meet the guy behind the myth of TheExpeditioner.com’s Jon Wick? Are you going to be shocked at how very good the skiing seems close to Calgary? Does all people affiliated with TheExpeditioner.com have beards?

Yes, yes, and yes.

Check out out Jon’s vid of Calgary, the place he re-ups his caffeine intake at Canada’s iconic (even though, not for extended) Tim Horton’s at one:35, and, in the spirit of “Ski Week” here, heads to Canada’s highest city of Banff at 6:sixteen for some planet-class skiing.

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