Video – Skiing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

This is a video I shot last winter and put together recently. It’s from a trip I took to Alberta and British Columbia, Canada to experience some of the Rocky Mountains. I hit up Nakiska, Fernie & Kicking Horse as well as did a day of cross-country in Canmore which was exhausting.

Nakiska is closest to Calgary and a good mountain that hosted the Olympics; of the three its strongest point is that it’s close to Calgary. Fernie is the highest and supposedly gets the most snow; I made it down Polar Peak which is the highest peak in the Rockies and it was a trip, let me tell you. Kicking Horse was just a cool spot with great terrain and lots of big bowls.

I actually went to Kicking Horse in 2006 or something with my old job for an AGM at Banff Springs. The restaurant is called “Eagle Eye” and it offers delicious dining and spectacular views. Fernie was the coolest all around though as it had a monster mountain real close to town. Also, the town was really fun and had everything you’d need, I got involved one evening and it was a solid time.

If you rent a truck at Calgary International Airport it’s easy to do a big loop. I did this campaign with Tourism BC, Tourism Alberta and Resorts of the Canadian Rockies who also own Mont St. Anne in Quebec. I played their golf course, blogged about it and one thing lead to another. The internet is a crazy place, yes?

Also did some snowmobiling; it’s a lot of fun flying on those things.

I was holding the GoPro in my hand as I refuse to wear one on a helmet unless I’m attempting a 4x backflip Double McTwist Combo with a side of Lobster Roll. Not much footage from Fernie; there could be a few reasons why. Also, being high on big mountains is the polar opposite place on this planet to the beach.

They’re incredibly different but equally enjoyable.

As I sweat in my “office” which is an upstairs patio with wooden lawn chairs, a square plastic table and an edge connection, the idea of skiing any of those spots or even just falling face first in to fresh snow sounds really appealing.

 

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