Category Archives: Western Canada

Travels within Western Canada

Ski Season Starts

Posted on January 9, 2014 by murray

My first trip to the mountains this year is to go cat skiing. There is not much snow in the Rockies so it has not been worth the trouble to travel that far. I have stayed home and cross country … Continue reading →

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Choke Cough Ski

Posted on January 17, 2014 by debbie

If you read the blog you will know that I have amazing luck with the weather. When we need dry it usually is, when we need warm it usually is. This last weekend I needed snow and OMG, it snowed. … Continue reading →

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First Ski Walk of 2014 in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Posted on January 26, 2014 by murray

No expectations. That’s the rule. If I don’t have any expectations then they are always exceeded. The skiing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains has not been great so far this year. All the snow has fallen on Edmonton and Calgary … Continue reading →

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Mistaya Backcountry Lodge

Posted on February 13, 2014 by murray

Monday. It is -34 and here we sit. I have skied when it was this cold and it is not fun and I am old enough now to realize that no matter how much I try it will be nothing … Continue reading →

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Learning to Alpine Ski

Posted on February 17, 2014 by debbie

Murray is a self-confessed ski bum. Has skied since he was a teen, taught skiing for a number of years at Whistler, worked in Edmonton’s ski industry for 20 some years. I, on the other hand, do not ski. Until … Continue reading →

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Off to the Mountains!

Posted on February 28, 2014 by debbie

Two days of skiing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. For me, day one is cross country skiing at the Canmore Nordic Centre and day two is alpine skiing at Sunshine – a chance to test my skiing ability on some … Continue reading →

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Kicking Horse Ski Resort

Posted on March 19, 2014 by debbie

10 am Sunday. We load up the Rav4 to drive from Edmonton to Golden, BC to ski at Kicking Horse Ski Resort planning to arrive in the Lake Louise area about mid-afternoon, hopefully after the forecasted heavy snow fall has … Continue reading →

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Backcountry Skiing at Sol Mountain, BC

Posted on April 6, 2014 by debbie

We hear the thup thup thup before we see the small red helicopter. It circles the clearing near Sugar Lake outside Cherryville, BC and then drops down to the grass. After a short time, I find myself sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Backcountry Skiing at Sol Mountain, BC – Day 2

Posted on April 7, 2014 by murray

It’s the day we head out on a long trip. The tour starts with skiing, no uphill trek. The turns are on wind sifted snow and not the sun soaked stuff that was on the same slope yesterday. The run … Continue reading →

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Backcountry Skiing at Sol Mountain, BC – Last Day

Posted on April 10, 2014 by debbie

Years ago when Murray started backcountry skiing I remember saying that I would never go into the wilds in the winter. Too dangerous. Too scary. On Sunday, as I was sitting in the trees all by myself waiting for Murray … Continue reading →

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