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Hart Golbeck / 01 Mar 2013

Revelstoke Mountain Rocks My son Travis and his buddies Kurtis and Adam were seeking powder during the recent reading week break. Read more »


Skiing for fun

Retired Olympian Ashleigh McIvor gets set for new adventures

Nicole Veerman / 27 Feb 2013

Olympic gold medalist Ashleigh McIvor—the first female athlete to reach the podium when ski cross made its debut in the games in 2010—has ripped up the slopes more…. Read more »


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Hart Golbeck / 21 Feb 2013

Pajama Day in Jasper Local Jasper resident and outdoor enthusiast Marta Rode is on a quest to raise awareness and find a cure for autoimmune diseases. Read more »


High-speed slide

Get your adrenaline pumping learn to luge

Nicole Veerman / 20 Feb 2013

Sitting with your butt firmly planted on your sled and your feet pointing downhill at the start of a 950-metre winding luge track, you're bound to find your…. Read more »


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Hart Golbeck / 14 Feb 2013

The 2013 Silver Skate Festival is here This weekend, February 15–18, Edmonton’s longest running festival returns to Hawrelak Park. Read more »


Don’t crack

The art of carving and stacking massive blocks of ice

Nicole Veerman / 13 Feb 2013

When you're working with ice, you have one shot to get everything right. Read more »


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Hart Golbeck / 07 Feb 2013

Spring skiing in February? Last weekend, I was up skiing at Marmot Basin. Read more »


Going up

Ski mountaineers compete for Canada in World Championships

Nicole Veerman / 06 Feb 2013

For the third time in four years, Reiner Thoni will be on the start line at the International Ski Mountaineering World Championships this year. Read more »


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Hart Golbeck / 31 Jan 2013

Canadians rockin’ the slopes Last weekend, Canada’s Erik Guay took on the famous Hahnenkamm downhill near Kitzbuehel, Austria. Read more »


Conquering fears

Slamming ice tools and crampons into a frozen waterfall

Nicole Veerman / 30 Jan 2013

Dangling 15 metres in the air, with my spiked crampons and ice tools holding me to a frozen waterfall, I hear my name being yelled from above. Read more »

 

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