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Evan Thomas Creek – a long walk for a bit of ice
A two misguided souls – Paul and Jessica – joined me, with my misanthropic tendencies, for a long walk to…
January 10, 2017 by George Ormerod
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King Creek – Relaxed Ice Cragging
On the 20th of December – a weekday, we decided to dodge the weekend crowds for a bit of low…
January 10, 2017 by George Ormerod
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BITS: Healy Pass
On Sunday January 8th, our determined BITS group decided to brave the cold and do some skiing in the Healy Pass…
January 10, 2017 by Matt Olleck
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Hot Chocolate in the Ghost – New Years 2017
The Canadian handshake starts with a firm grip; a strong push until the wheels start to slip, followed by release…
January 8, 2017 by Webmaster
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Rummel to Chester – Jan.7, 2017
The other day I took my maps out to get inspired.. I had heard of the Rummel lake trail was…
January 8, 2017 by Nathalie Drotar
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The Swift Creek Huts – The Best Place You’ve Never Heard Of
This Trip Report is re-posted from my handy dandy blog. I sort of debated about writing up this trip report.…
January 6, 2017 by Webmaster
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Women Only Ski w.end – Dec.15-18, 2016
Finally some pictures of Women Only Ski trip to the Smiley Wolf cabin in Golden and the good times we…
January 4, 2017 by Nathalie Drotar
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Ice Climbing Packing List
This is an Ice Climbing packing list Julie Morter developed for STICKSSS that I wanted to share with everyone. Feel…
January 4, 2017 by Nicole Morter
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Tips for Your First Ice Review
The annual Ice Review is coming up in just under two weeks. This is a great event for members who…
January 4, 2017 by Nicole Morter
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Avalanche Awareness Day – January 22, 2017
This FREE special one day event has been hosted by Alberta Parks since 2013 and offers Albertans quality, professional information and activities…
January 2, 2017 by Nathalie Drotar
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Kyrgyzstan Alpine Climbing! RMS Summer Section Camp
2017 Rocky Mountain Section Summer Camp – Kyrgyzstan Still a few spots left! Never heard of Kyrgyzstan? 85% of this…
January 2, 2017 by Webmaster
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Banff Mountain Film Fest World Tour! 2017 edition
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Date January 17 – 22nd, 2017 and January 28th – 30th, 2017 Description The…
January 2, 2017 by Webmaster
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Exploration – Synonym for “long & painful day”?
The prospect of skiing right next to a resort had never seemed very appealing, thus Sunshine backcountry never tempted me…
December 30, 2016 by Jan Poetsch
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A Skiers Guide to Surfing
Unless you are Norwegian, you probably don’t live in a place that you can both ski and surf. Over the…
December 28, 2016 by Webmaster
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Kootenay Pass – Superb Early Season Powder – Dec 16
Kootenay Pass delivered the goods! It felt like a summit attempt with a dark black start to the day,…
December 26, 2016 by Rick Bennett
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Rope rescue for ice – course with Sarah Hueniken
What I learned from Rope rescue course with Sarah Hueniken My general take on ice climbing: Ice climbing is a…
December 19, 2016 by Nathalie Drotar
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Here is a card from your Calgary Section exec for you 🙂
http://www.jibjab.com/view/b43s7J3SldAdGMpohb40 Best hip moves by: Paul Dormar, Andy Strangeman, Vi Pickering, Luca Jungen and Kristine O’Reilly! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! (copy-paste the…
December 19, 2016 by Nathalie Drotar
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Emergency Back-country Communication Devices
It has been less than a year since I first joined the ACC, with this being my second year pursuing…
December 18, 2016 by Nathalie Drotar
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Night Terrors 1 – Ice Climbing at the Wedge Smears
I’m of the opinion that there are skiers who climb and climbers who ski, but it’s more or less impossible…
December 15, 2016 by Webmaster
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Abject Terror at Rampart Creek
I was able to sneak away from a busy schedule for a brief trip up the Icefields Parkway with a…
December 13, 2016 by Webmaster
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