I had a 5 hour layover in Calgary and I'd rented a car to kill time. Lucky for me Nose Hill Park was recommended by one of those "cowboys"/"cowgals" walking the beat inside Calgary airport. Nose Hill Park, one of the largest municipal parks in Canada and North America, is located in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, where you could see the downtown skyline. It's a natural environment park, with walking trails smack in the middle of residential areas. Nice little hike along this semi-muddy, semi-snowy trail n February. Hey, it beats sitting around the airport eating A&W burgers and chowing down on Starbuck's donuts (OK OK I did drive to a Tim Hortons and stuffed my face into their double chocolate donuts...hey I'm a visitor from the States, what could I say?).
I'd say the park has a real nice view of the city and I'd say that February, I was probably lucky to be walking around in running shoes and not snow shoes. One quick observation from a visitor to your nice city...all the cars parked up there? They all need a car wash.