Adventure/Outdoor Rec – The Rocky Mountain Goat News

The changing face of Canoe River hot springs, through five generations

May 14, 2019 The Goat

by Jean Ann Berkenpas In the early 1900s, pioneers of the Valemount area Fulton McKirdy and his son Angus, stopped at the Canoe River hot springs to wash up on the way home from their […]

Thumbs down in stumptown

May 3, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken The manager of VARDA, a key player in the Valemount Bike Park, is fuming mad with trail poachers. Bike riders have been riding trails that are still soft and moist and recently […]

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A community mourns: local man tragically killed in snowmobile competition

April 30, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken A local man died during a snowmobile hill climb competition at Sun Peaks Resort last Saturday. Initial news reports only identified him as a 28-year-old Alberta man, but the news of Everett […]

Spring thaw for Valemount Glacier Destinations?

April 17, 2019 The Goat

by Laura Keil The ground is thawing but there’s still no word on whether Valemount Glacier Destinations will begin construction this spring. The Toronto-based private equity firm MM Realty has been in the process of […]

Junior Rangers on the move

April 15, 2019 The Goat

by Jean Ann Berkenpas Over spring break, 14 Junior Canadian Rangers (JCR) from Valemount helicoptered to a remote area of the Mount Robson Provincial Park for two days and nights of alpine winter camping and […]

20 grand for a blue square

March 29, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken When you get to the very top of the Valemount Bike Park you have only one route down. The trail is a black diamond, aptly named High Roller, where expert level features […]

All safe in heli-skiing crash

March 26, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken The Transportation Safety board is investigating a helicopter crash north of Blue River in the Cariboo Mountains that happened on March 14 just after 1 pm. According to Deanna Kristensen, Marketing Coordinator […]

Trex connects girls to outdoors

March 23, 2019 The Goat

by Jean Ann Berkenpas This winter, a small group of Girl Guides has been venturing into the local backcountry through some overnight snowshoeing trips. The group is unique in that their programing is centred on […]

Cabin family adventure: backcountry skiing with young kids

March 8, 2019 The Goat

By Jean Ann Berkenpas Local parents Karita Hunt and Augusto Pardo are not letting the the chill of winter stop their family from enjoying outdoor adventures. This February they took their two children, 5-year-old Damian […]

Big Country Snowmobile BBQ

February 24, 2019 The Goat

Business rallies for train shelter after couple nearly freezes to death

February 21, 2019 The Goat

by Laura Keil A local business is calling for action on a train shelter after two people nearly froze to death on a -26 degree night while waiting for Via rail in Valemount Feb 5th. […]