The State of the Mountains Report is an annual mountain report produced by the Alpine Club of Canada highlighting the changes in Canada’s alpine environment. The Report is a commitment by the ACC to provide accessible, current, and accurate information about the forces that affect Canadian mountain places, ecosystems, and communities. In 2011 the ACC …
Read more 2022 State of the Mountains Report
The Leadership Fund allows ACA to continue to set the bar for safe, affordable, and respectful mountain travel and stewardship.
Read more 2022 Summit Bid Supports ACC Leadership Fund
This recent study published by the Alpine Club of Canada and the Canadian Avalanche Association provides helpful suggestions
Read more Avalanche Transceiver Interference and Search Suggestions
David Harley is the proponent for the proposed Zincton Resort and he responded to the above Zincton Farm postcard creation.
Read more The Zincton Farm corrected
Kootenay Backcountry Guides have announced their dates for the Wapta Traverse for 2023. The Wapta Traverse is a ski traverse that travels along the continental divide, otherwise known as the B.C. Alberta border. Several huts along the traverse and variations of the traverse are possible. The trip starts along the Icefields Parkway and ends at …
Read more Guided Wapta Traverse Trips in 2023
A Ski Tourer is dead from a cornice fall on Mount Des Poilus in Yoho National Park. Mount Des Poilus is a mid way point on the Wapta Traverse and approximately 24km north west of Field BC. Avalanche Canada‘s incident summary stated: “After approaching on skis, a party of five was ascending the SE ridge …
Read more Ski Tourer Dies from Cornice Fall
Before Cole Pearn, the billion-dollar NASCAR industry had nothing in common with backcountry skiing. The political, geographical, and cultural differences are comical. So how did Pearn end up chopping wood and cleaning outhouses instead of atop the billion-dollar race industry? Seventy-five million race fans were shocked when Pearn quit as one of the top NASCAR …
Read more The Pit Boss – From pavement to powder
Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park is a popular backcountry ski touring destination with an average of 10 m of snowfall a year. It is also home to the world’s largest mobile avalanche control program. This means that explosive artillery fire is regularly used on mountain slopes to protect highway and railway traffic from natural …
Read more Ski touring in Rogers Pass with the Winter Permit System
The controversial Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality is one step closer to meeting its end.
Read more Dissolving Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort: A town with no people
Outdoor retailer and lifestyle brand evo, has announced the acquisition of Whistler based Callaghan Country Wilderness Adventures, owner of the world-renowned Journeyman Lodge. With the purchase of CCWA and Journeyman Lodge, evo adds hospitality to its growing ecosystem, and continues to expand its presence in Canada. evo currently operates five stores in Whistler and a …
Read more EVO purchases Callaghan Country Wilderness
The video introduces the formal proposal concept, revised following input from First Nations, government, and the public
Read more Zincton 3D Tour narrated by David Harley
Most of us have thought about creating a portable backcountry lift so I'm not surprised to see the development of the PL1 by ZOA Engineering.
Read more A Portable Rope Tow for the Backcountry
