For some members of the ACC community the influence Swiss mountain guides had on mountain culture in Canada is well know. For others, the Swiss impact may be less clear, with a vague thought of Swiss style chalets and ski instruction. I recently had the privilege of attending the 125th Read more…
Submitted by: Jean-Olivier Berger I’d like to start by apologizing about the fact that we had to turn so many people away, we had an excess of interested people but could not fit everyone in. The next few lines will not help my case… we had a BLAST! The kids Read more…
Seven ACCers converged on the Lake Louise area for a long weekend of backcountry Nordic day tours February 19th, 20th, and 21st. Three potential new converts to the free-heel fraternity joined this trip, taking advantage of the club’s loaner avy gear and finding that Wilson Mountain Sports in Lake Louise Read more…
6 of us spent our first day in the Canmore legion refreshing our AST 1 base knowledge of the snow theory and adding new skills to become independant and competent decision makers in avalanche terrain. Day two was spent in Kananaskis Country, climbing up into Sentinel Bowl to reach Purple Read more…
We wanted to run an introduction to winter camping to provide the opportunity for new participants to continue camping all year long. We first conducted one evening of virtual training to bring everyone up to speed and to allow the group to share some best practices from everyone else. Despite Read more…
From Tuesday afternoon through Friday morning we waited anxiously for news: would Akamina Parkway be open? Closed Monday due to avalanche danger, the Parkway is the route from Waterton townsite to the Little Prairie parking area – and the difference between our planned 3 km ski in to the Cameron Read more…
Yahareskin (traditional Stoney First Nations name) / Coliseum Mountain, Clearwater County, Alberta Moving time- 3 hours 40 minutes. Total time, including snacks and lunch, 4 hours 20 minutes. The traditional name Yahareskin from the Stoney First Nation means ‘mountain with a cap’. I would like to take this opportunity to Read more…
Trip Report by Martin Schwangler Shadow Lake with Scarab Lake and Egypt Lake Extension, Banff National Park, June 26-29, 2021 The end of June and the beginning of the unrelenting heat-wave that swept over Alberta offered the opportunity to spend some quality time in the Rockies: The goal was to Read more…
Cheops Mountain (West Ridge), Glacier National Park BC, July 12 2021~19km & ~1460m elevation, ~6.5 hrs moving time & 9 hrs car to car with lunch and lots of photo stops We had intended to do a different objective, but due to the road closures, we ended up with a Read more…
I met up with Jeremy Cherlet, Jessica Ferguson (Training and Development Chair) and Geoff Michalak early on Sunday, May 02 to attempt a climb and ski descent of the Kahl Route on the Stanley N Face (Grade III). Disclaimer: all current COVID-19 public health guidelines were followed and it is Read more…