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Old Photographs from Fortress Mountain Ski Resort (1974-1986)
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Old Photographs from Fortress Mountain Ski Resort (1974-1986)

November 28, 2024 Tyler Dixon

Fortress Mountain originally opened in 1967, but it wasn’t known as Fortress back then. At that time it was called Snowridge Ski Resort in the kananaSKIs valley. In those days, visitors had to navigate the […]

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Vintage Photos of Mount Norquay in Banff

December 5, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Mount Norquay was named in honour of Manitoba’s Premier, John Norquay, who held office from 1878 to 1887. The first ski runs on the mountain can be traced back to 1926, with the ski lodge […]

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Vintage Photographs of Skiing from Across Alberta

April 11, 2019 Tyler Dixon

This post is dedicated to the favourite winter pastime of skiing in Alberta. We’re all pretty familiar with the province’s most popular resorts, but even I was surprised to learn of places such as Buffalo […]

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