Banff National Park is full of winter trails for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Some are well-marked well others take you...
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Boom Lake in Banff National Park is a popular destination in both summer and winter. I don’t find hiking the...
I was lucky to spend three fabulous days skiing at Silver Star Mountain Resort near Vernon, British Columbia. I’d heard about the ski resort for years. I’d seen all the colourful photos of the quaint “village” but it wasn’t until friends rented a condo for a month on the ski...
There’s nothing like big dumps of snow in the mountains to get you motivated to get outside, especially in Alberta...
Snowshoeing in Kananaskis Country is a rewarding way to spend a winter day. Many of the Kananaskis snowshoeing trails are...
Yoho National Park’s Wapta Falls is a study in blue and green ice, capped with layers of sparkling white snow in winter. It’s a beautiful frozen waterfall to see and a fantastic destination in the park. In winter, the Wapta Falls hike or snowshoe is an extra 4 kilometres long...
Down in Alberta’s southeast corner within sight of the Sweet Grass Hills of Montana sits Cypress Hills Provincial Park, a...
How many of you know that you don’t have to hit the mountains to have fun outside in Calgary in...
I wouldn’t call myself a creature of routine. I thrive on change and new experiences. But there are exceptions and a winter ski trip into Sundance Lodge in Banff National Park is one of those exceptions. I first learned about Sundance Lodge through a blog a number of years ago...
If you live in Calgary, you’ve got heaps of snowshoeing options within a two hour drive of the city. Granted,...