Cat skiing has been around longer than you might realize. Allan Drury, an Ontario native who was working in Aspen in 1965, witnessed snowcats being used to transport skiers into an unfinished area of the […]
I’ve been fascinated with the National Parks Warden Service for years. They’ve been the topic of several stories, including my years long search for one of Bill Peyto’s mysterious cabins and they were profiled in […]
Winter mountain sports have a rich history that dates back decades, unless of course you’re talking about mountain sledding. When compared to backcountry skiing and snowboarding, or even more contemporary forms of those sports, such […]
Kootenay National Park was establish in 1920 as part of an agreement to build a new road through the Rocky Mountains. The Banff-Windermere Parkway, also known as Highway 93 South, was completed in the summer […]
The name ‘Yoho’ means ‘awe and wonder’ in the Cree language. It’s the perfect name for Yoho National Park, as the place is filled with both. The park was established in 1886 as Mount Stephen […]
A. O. Wheeler founded the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) in 1906 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Although similar to its British counterparts, the biggest difference was the ACC allowed women to become members. The ACC has […]
We all know that things can take unexpected turns pretty quickly. Those unforeseen events can have dire consequences when they occur in remote wilderness environments. Planning ahead, carrying proper gear, leaving a trip plan, and […]
The town of Fernie, located west of the Crowsnest Pass in British Columbia, is named after William Fernie who, along with Colonel James Baker, were the two responsible for establishing the original coal mines in […]
For those of you that have been following this series, you’ll likely remember a story I posted back in November that detailed the work of Rescue Specialists with Kananaskis Public Safety (KPS). For that piece […]
In 1881 Major Albert Bowman Rogers, then working for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, first suspected he had found a passage through the impenetrable Selkirk Mountains where a railroad could be built. A year later […]
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