I went to Banff for a BIRS workshop in January, 2013. There was a half
day when the conference didn't meet to go skiing or hiking. I went on
the hike up Sulphur Mountain, took the walkway to Sanson's Peak, and
then took the gondola back down. The next day there was a short,
lunch-time hike up Tunnel Mountain, which is right next to the
conference center.
The conference center.
An elk eating the conference center.
Downtown Banff
A view from the mountain of the conference center.