by Tony Daffern on March 30, 2010
A pioneer of cross-country skiing in Alberta, 90 year-0ld Bernie Mason passed away on Sunday. Bernie bought the first cross-country touring skis into Calgary in the early 70s, selling them out of his basement initially (where I bought my first pair of skis: not so light-weight Bonna 2400s), then opening Nordic Ski and Sports in [...]
by Tony Daffern on March 20, 2010
by Tony Daffern on March 17, 2010
A new Avalanche Danger Scale was announced today by Environment Minister Jim Prentice. Developed under the leadership of Parks Canada’s Grant Statham, and several years in the making, the new scale will be implemented for next winter, though there’s no reason why you can’t refer to it now.
by Brenda Everitt on March 11, 2010
I had not hiked up the access road before and it’s been years since I’d even driven the road. So, I was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable it was. At this time of year, the road is in the sunshine almost the whole way. And the views along the way were pretty impressive.