Full House for Annual Poker Ride
By Shelly Cousineau The Robson Valley Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen of BC (BCHBC) held their 9th Annual Poker Ride September 14, 2019 on the crown lease land on Hinkleman Road with a total of […]
Adventure/Outdoor Rec
Wringing the fun from Funduro!
By Andru McCracken Who would show up to a bike race featuring a gruelling 669 meter ascent and more than 1000 meters of slipsliding splish splashing descent on what promised to be a bonechilling cold […]
Mount Robson Marathon 2019
Submitted by Mount Robson Marathon The 9th annual Mount Robson Marathon took place Saturday September 7th under sunny skies. The majestic peak of Mount Robson towered above participants who came to the Robson Valley to […]
80-year-old explorers revisit early ascents
Submitted by Carman Smith “You should see the Premiers.” Those were the words Carman Smith exclaimed to his buddies when they were UBC students in 1959. And so, they took a week off from summer […]
A Berg Lake trek with children in tow
By Jean Ann Berkenpas A group of 11 women and children did a quick overnight hiking trip to Berg Lake. While the Berg Lake Trail sees many visitors, this group was unique because it consisted […]
Bike park feature to be named after avid user
By Andru McCracken Funds raised to memorialize Everett Tyler Craig will be used to build an epic feature on the Valemount Bike Park’s newest run. Craig died at just 29 years old in a snowmobile […]
Injured biker eager to return
By Andru McCracken Chantelle Grafton and her husband Warren want to make one thing clear: they love Valemount. Chantelle fell off a feature called the Sky Berm on Moby Dick at the Valemount Bike Fest […]
Valemount Glacier Destinations resort “alive and kicking”
By: Laura Keil Valemount Glacier Destinations, the company behind the proposed year-round ski & sightseeing resort west of Valemount, gave an update last week, and project planners say it is “alive and kicking” despite delays. […]
Soaring: gliding club comes to Valley
By Andru McCracken For Tyler Paradis, Tuesday was his first flight in the mountains. On the prairies he flies his glider courtesy of rising thermals. In the mountains he prepared to make his first attempt […]
Local competes in epic 7-stage bike race
By Andru McCracken It’s billed as one of the most epic staged mountain bike races in the world and for the second year in a row a Valemount rider has competed. This year Brendan Taylor […]