Outdoors Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/lifestyle/outdoors/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:34:50 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Outdoors Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/lifestyle/outdoors/ 32 32 Summer Turns Return: Banff Sunshine Village Brings Skiing Back to the Rockies https://calgaryguardian.com/summer-turns-return-banff-sunshine-village-brings-skiing-back-to-the-rockies/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:34:50 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29351 For most Canadians, the arrival of summer means trading skis for hiking boots and mountain bikes. At Banff Sunshine Village, however, exceptional winters can blur the seasons. This year, thanks to one of the snowiest [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Glacier Monitoring https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-glacier-monitoring/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:12:43 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27026 High in the Selkirk Mountains, the glaciers of Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks have long captivated scientists, climbers, and travellers alike. But beyond their breathtaking beauty, these rivers of ice hold vital clues about [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Director of the Canadian Ice Core Lab https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-director-canadian-ice-core-lab/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:03:40 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26589 Deep beneath Canada’s frozen landscape, a hidden archive of Earth’s climate history is being unlocked, one core at a time. Ice core drilling, the process of extracting cylindrical samples of ancient ice from glaciers and [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Glacier Guide https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-glacier-guide/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:05:33 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=25117 “A new world was spread at our feet: to the westward stretched a vast ice-field probably never before seen by the human eye, and surrounded by entirely unknown, unnamed and unclimbed peaks.”       [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Bicycle Service Manager https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-bicycle-service-manager/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:55:46 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=24613 For those of you who have been reading my column for the past several years, you’re likely aware of my passion for bikes and cycling culture. I have written numerous stories about cycling over the [...]

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]]> Hidden Lake: A Conservation Success Story https://calgaryguardian.com/hidden-lake-conservation-success-story/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:17:26 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=23710 Our story begins 10,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age. As glaciers and ice sheets melted they retreated, carving the landscape and leaving the Canadian Rockies in their current rugged form. [...]

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]]> Discover Larches at the Lake Louise Summer Gondola https://calgaryguardian.com/discover-larches-lake-louise-summer-gondola/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:07:40 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=23391 Each autumn the Canadian Rockies are transformed into a sea of gold. It’s a spectacle that needs to be seen in person to be truly appreciated. Once you’ve experienced it for yourself, you’ll understand why [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Archaeologist https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-archaeologist/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:12:02 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=22175 As part of my undergraduate work while in university I was enrolled in an Outdoor Education course. The syllabus included a multi-day field trip to Grasslands National Park. While exploring the East Block region I [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Outdoor Educator https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-outdoor-educator/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:40:59 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=22072 “Teaching outside the box means taking education beyond classroom walls and into the wonders of the world.”                           ~Unknown I first met Court [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Conservationist https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-conservationist/ Thu, 23 May 2024 15:12:28 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=22026 Recently I had the absolute pleasuring of interviewing Chris Fisher for this column. We had a terrific conversation about Chris’ professional path which has twisted and turned in various directions throughout its entirety. As we [...]

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