Snowmobile acrobatics coming to 5th ave
By Andru McCracken It’s been a long time coming: a wintertime event that celebrates snowmobiling in Valemount that is open to all. “We were tasked with putting on a winter event,” said Valemount and Area […]
Adventure/Outdoor Rec
Blue River reels with access woes
By Andru McCracken Unexpected logging is disrupting snowmobiling at Finn Creek, the main snowmobiling area in Blue River, BC and the local sled club says its impact eclipses that of managing endangered mountain caribou and […]
Mania in the mountains
By Andru McCracken Attendees of Mountain Mania X had rave reviews. It was held in McBride last Saturday and it was hosted by the McBride Big Country Snowmobile Association and the online website and forum […]
Valemount’s Jr. Rangers go dog-sledding
According to reports, OPERATION MUSHING VALE was an unmitigated success. The Valemount Junior Canadian Ranger winter exercise helped solidify winter camping skills, snowshoeing and handling a dogsled. Submitted by Lieutenant Natasha Tersigni Ten Junior Canadian […]
Jumbo dies; proposed Valemount resort becomes one-of-a-kind
By Andru McCracken In a letter to council, Pheidias Project Management Corporation announced they have relinquished their interest in the Jumbo Glacier Resort in exchange for a cash buyout. “This means that the Valemount Glacier […]
An Avalanche Forecast for McBride
By Andru McCracken For the first time ever, the North Rockies has an avalanche forecast to help backcountry users make good decisions in the winter time. For the last 5 years, the North Rockies (which […]
Press Release: Avalanche Canada providing forecasts via inReach to Kakwa
January 9, 2020, Revelstoke, BC — Snowmobilers in the Kakwa region, which straddles the border between Alberta and BC, will now be able to access avalanche forecasts via their Garmin inReach devices. Avalanche Canada is […]
Irishmen camp for VIA
By Andru McCracken A couple of Irishmen who were in town visiting the area founded themselves waiting for the VIA train out of doors. Luckily, the men were well prepared and had brought a tent. […]
Jasper campground bookings set new record
By Goat Staff Campground reservations got underway for the 2020 season at Jasper National Park on Jan. 7th, 2020. Parks Canada says there were 11,431 bookings on the first day of reservations breaking the previous […]
Valemount’s forgotten ski hill
By Andru McCracken In the mid-1960s Valemount had a ski hill. Although few traces of the hill are left, at least one of the men who helped build the facility still lives in town and […]