What is Via Ferrata ? A Via Ferrata is a fixed climbing route up and along a natural rock face. Climbers wear a simple harness with two short ropes that clip onto a fixed cable, which runs along a defined path with a range of other climbing aids include pegs...
Dear readers, contributors and partners, Stepping off the skintrack at the base of the Glacier du Chardonnet, I ask the indomitable Gordy Skoog, “What’s Plan B for making the col if the weather socks in?” We are hours into our unguided attempt to ski the Haute Route from Chamonix...
PRESS RELEASE: April 8th, 2020 Deputy Minister Jim Standen Good morning: As of Wednesday, April 8th, 2020, we are closing all provincial parks until further notice. This action is being taken in response...
In support of Canadian efforts to minimize the transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Nordiq Canada in consultation with the local organizing committee at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Club chose to cancel the 2020 Canadian Ski Championships, scheduled for March 25 to April 2.
Even if you haven’t heard of Bjarke Ingels, you’ve probably seen his work. The Danish designer is perhaps the world’s most successful living architect. He has designed parks, apartment buildings, four Google campuses, and a power plant hidden beneath an artificial ski slope.
La skieuse du Liechtenstein Tina Weirather, médaillée olympique (et mondiale) du Super-G,...
BC PARKS Press Release: March 20th (2PM) Provincial parks are a great place for people in B.C. to get out and enjoy nature, while following the social distancing directives from British Columbia’s provincial health officer (PHO).
