I live in Calgary.

Banff is beautiful in the winter. As is Canmore. It's fun to wander the little shops.

Calgary is home to a very large shopping mall, Chinook Centre, but good luck finding a place to park - it's nuts.

Just a short ways north of Calgary is a new mall that's recently opened, it's called CrossIron Mills. It's apparently got some awesome stores, although I've not been there yet.