A very successful weekend was completed in the inaugural <b>North Face Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Championships</b> held on Friday April 20 and 21st. The field of competitors included a number of top European racers fresh from the...

With the record snowfall this winter in Canada (especially the Coast Mountain range) the spring ski touring season will be going off. Q. Where to go? A. Mt. Waddington range the highest peaks in the Coast Mountains....

Uncharted ski zones in the lower 48 are becoming few and far between due to the advancement of technology and the growing popularity of our sport. The last frontier in the mountain world has become a thing of the past. On this day the...

Lots of people make pilgrimages to different places. Some people make pilgrimages for religion, others to satisfy inner callings of faith and some for lifestyle. If you are a serious skier who loves ski touring and off piste, an essential...

Not many<b> ACMG</b> guides can include a professional snowboarding career in their resume of mountainous achievements. In fact, <b>Scott Newsome</b>, the first ever guide to pass the ACMG exam on a snowboard, may be the only one of the lot...

In the darkest days of December, standing outside in a -20 blizzard, it seemed like winter couldn't possibly come to an end. Yet, winter is like all good things in life. All of the sudden the trees have buds on them, and all the snow in...

I would like to announce that in the last week I have done more to help protect our environment from pollution and the effects of global warming than I have ever done before. And man, do I feel good about it!...

Why do we go wandering in the backcountry? The freedom, to go wherever one wants. To explore new runs and see new peaks. And the lure of fresh tracks. The chance to put your signature down on a huge piece of clean snow, with you...

Mt Aberdeen is one of the crown jewels out of the giant collection found in the Lake Louise group. Although not as obvious, and tucked away behind fairview and Hadoe, it offers the adventure skier quite a fabulous day in the mountains....

Mother Nature occasionally parts her skirt and allows adventurous souls to taste the best of what she has to offer. There are times, glorious times, when no matter where you drop in, you find yourself balls deep in the stuff that makes us...