Alberta Rockies

climbers on a mountain at night, photo by Paul ZIzka for Banff Mountain Festival
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A nine day tectonic shift where the world's best mountain films, books, and speakers come together to share their mountain inspirations

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Castle Mountain's Annual Huckleberry Festival is a full-day family event that attracts more than 300 people each year to come enjoy music and entertainment, a pig roast, and ride the chairlift to some...

Jasper in January
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Being chilly is just a state of mind. You won’t even notice the thermometer reading while you’re having a blast at Jasper in January.

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Banff National Park is the cool place to be this winter – in more ways than one! Celebrate the wonders of this exciting season with SnowDays, a fun-filled two weeks of heart pumping, mid-week...

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Celebrating the days of the voyageurs, canoe enthusiasts will retrace the paddle strokes of David Thompson's 1867 route - and the Centennial Voyageurs who also did it in 1967.

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Mark your calendars. The world-famous Canmore Nordic Centre will play host to a prestigious world championship final in March – a first-time event in North America.

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For someone who’s had to work hard to embrace our longest season, I couldn’t help but get excited about the upcoming Canmore Winter Carnival after talking to cross-country ski Olympic medallist Sar

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Once again, I’m rifling through drawers and closets in search of misplaced mittens, sweaters and toques. In the background, a weather report calls for 20 to 30 centimetres.

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For many of us, Christmas comes and goes in a blur — but for skiers and winter-loving folk in Alberta, Jasper in January is a festive time that keeps on giving.

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I have a confession to make. I hesitated, but Im going to let you in on an Alberta secret.

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You want to go to Banff, but you don’t want the hustle and bustle of a city. That is, after all, why you are going to Banff. The solution? The Juniper Hotel and Bistro.

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A community that runs together, stays together. Until the leaders pull away and leave the rest of the pack panting behind, that is.