If you want to fit in with the locals, Main Street shopping is just your style:

For sporty gear and mountain garb that’s long-wearing, good quality, and fashionable, Valhalla Pure Outfitters, Canoe and Sports Experts are excellent choices. These shops offer active clothing for both men and women 18 to 80 years.

For designer looks that can be dressed up or down, and labels that don’t date, women in their mid-twenties and up will want to check the racks at Clothing West and Toccata For Her. These boutiques offer investment clothing that’s sure to fill a gap in your wardrobe. Handily located between the two clothiers are two complementary shops: Gingerella for footwear and Colourful Cook, where spouses may be entertained perusing the latest in kitchen gadgetry while the resident chef picks up that essential cooking tool or wonderful souvenir. The rainbow scrubby cloths and maple “bear claw” salad servers come to mind.

Young women who prefer a dressy casual look might seek out Indigo Bay for the latest, individually-styled pieces. Frozen Ocean also carries trendy, designer labels in both young men’s and women’s lines. Adorable children’s wear is on offer at Glacier’s Edge.

Did you forget a favourite mountain accessory? Have a look in Switching Gear, the secondhand shop on 10th St., for a nearly-new replacement. SAAN on Main St. is your all-season department store. Pick up a plastic rain poncho or buy a straw cowboy hat and put yourself in western mode at SAAN. T-shirts with Canmore Tourism’s funky dude logos are a hot souvenir item at the visitor info centre or try Live-A-Little, also on Main.