Jasper’s Greg Van Tighem is halfway done his latest fat bike adventure and—according to the few folks he’s met along the 500km Ice Road from the border the Northwest Territories to Fort McMurray, anyway—full on crazy. “The first thing they say is ‘what are you doing?’ The next thing they say is ‘you...

Greg Van Tighem is getting back on the bike for charity. Jasper’s fat biking Fire Chief has skirted the skinny shoulders of Route 93, traversed the transport truck-heavy Highway 16, eaten dust on Texas thoroughfares and chewed icicles on an arctic ice road, all in the name of fundraising for the fig...

In Jasper, we’re lucky to have several annual events which blend sport and community in a fun yet competitive fashion—think Totem’s storied Spring Run Off on Mother’s Day, the Freewheel Biathlon in October and the Astoria Hotel’s Root Romp. For the last few years, however, another event has been mak...

Agency says opening for hiking season would be inconsistent with caribou recovery plans The Maligne Lake Ski Club’s application for summer use of the historic Shangril-La cabin has been denied in the name of caribou conservation. The decision, which was reached in June but only recently communicated...

Ski Mountaineering is coming to Marmot Basin. On March 17, Marmot Basin will host its inaugural SkiMo competition as more than 50 athletes will descend on Jasper to subsequently ascend and descend approximately 1,800 metres on the ski hill before crossing the finish line. SkiMo, as it’s known colloq...

On December 1, high above the town of Jasper, a small group of local skiers and snowboarders were unloading from Marmot Basin’s Paradise chairlift. It was a chilly morning, there was a trace of new snow on the ground and a quick glance at the ski tenure below indicated that the groomed runs were in ...

//Alain Denis I first ran into Fred Beckey at the Banff Book and Film Festival in 1994, where he tried stealing my girlfriend (something he was known for). By David Harrap I met him again 13 years later. It was late afternoon and he was coming out of a Jasper bakery. A scruffy stooped figured, raw b...

“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” The catchphrase at the bottom of Joe Storms’ business card is a challenge in no uncertain terms. And so, with an invitation to experience canyoning with Storms and his nascent Jasper National Park company, Rocky Mountain Canyoning, I too...

Talbot Lake is ultra-clear, shallow, and full of fish. Located 30 kilometres east of Jasper, Talbot offers the ideal day trip for a fishing adventure of the toothy kind. And while the park is chalk-full of opportunities to catch all manner of trout, Talbot represents the only readily accessible body...

By Doug Olthof Standing at the top of Sunset Peak, the Queen Elizabeth and Colin ranges pouring out in front of us and bathed in the soft, oran ge light of a summer sunset, I had no doubt that our decision to walk off the trail near Snow Bowl c ampground had been a good one. The mosquitos in camp we...