If you love cross-country skiing, mark your calendars now for a weekend in mid-February. The annual Canadian Ski Marathon takes...
cross-country skiing
One of the premiere hut-to-hut ski trips in North America is the Wapta Traverse. It rivals the classics – like...
The Canadian Ski Marathon (CSM) is the longest Nordic ski event (160 kilometres over two days) in North America. It’s also the oldest. In 2016 it celebrated its 50th birthday and I had an opportunity to participate – in the Tourer category. At the end of the first day, I...
I was lucky to spend three fabulous days skiing at Silver Star Mountain Resort near Vernon, British Columbia. I’d heard...
Those of us who live in Calgary are lucky to have easy access to Kananaskis Country. The area is truly...
Winter is a great time to visit Elk Island National Park. It’s an easy place to access as a day trip from Edmonton, if only for a few hours. There’s plenty to do – just not a whole lot in the way of services. Here are suggestions based on my...
Sitting smack in the middle of some of Alberta’s oil country, Rocky Mountain House, might not seem like a destination...
When you think of cross-country skiing in Alberta, a trip to Camrose in the heart of Alberta’s agricultural country is...
Boom Lake in Banff National Park is a popular destination in both summer and winter. I don’t find hiking the Boom Lake trail in summer as interesting as it’s primarily in the trees. But in the winter, the Boom Lake trail is a cross-country skier’s delight. The trees muffle the...
I’ve driven past Storm Mountain Lodge in Banff National Park at least a dozen times without ever stopping. That changed...