Location: Jasper May long weekend came with its usual dose of unpredictable weather, forcing a few trips to hit the pause button. But climbers are nothing if not resilient, and it wasn’t long before the next adventure was set in motion! With a promising forecast in hand, five of our Read more
AboutThe Cameron Lake Hut is a winter only hut for the ACC. It was first built in 1929. I chose this location for a ski touring trip for several reasons. Having visited many times in the summer, I seen the potential for some great skiing in the winter given the Read more
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
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 had a wonderful time 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
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 get some mileage on the Read more
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