By Jen Peddleson When I asked some intrepid GDTA thru-hikers what mountain should be next in this series a resounding answer was Crowsnest Mountain. But it is not just the purview of those who hike this trail, but also lucky travellers along Highway 3 in Crowsnest Pass may gaze at…
By Jocelyn Wood An eight minute helicopter ride above snow covered valleys and meadows, past sheer Rocky Mountain faces and a sharp left over Assiniboine Pass across the Great Divide into British Columbia and there I am stumbling out of a helicopter and post-holing my way to the cooking shelter.…
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NEW FOR 2016: Online reservations for the 2016 hiking season (May – October) for Jasper National Park’s camping and accommodations will open on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 8:00 am MST.
or “How We Skewered a Volkswagen” By Dave Higgins All the recent brouhaha surrounding Volkswagens rigged to pass emissions testing brings to mind the time we had our own jury-rigged VW, which is a much happier story as it was instrumental in helping us survey the original route of the…
Trail Conditions Update – October 17, 2015 TRAILS: Fall colours are here! The GDT is experiencing good late season trail conditions with mainly dry trails at lower elevations. Expect snow above 2000 metres, some wet and slippery trail conditions, and nighttime and early morning temperatures below freezing. Be prepared for…
The Great Divide Trail Association’s Annual General Meeting will take place on September 29, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Alberta Wilderness Association office in Calgary. Join us for an evening of storytelling with Dustin Lynx, author of Hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail, as he describes his solo adventure packrafting…
Trail Conditions Update – September 23, 2015 TRAILS: Fall is here! Expect snow above 1500 metres, some wet and slippery trail conditions, and night and early morning temperatures below freezing. ELK RUTTING SEASON WARNING: It is elk rutting season until mid-October. Warning signs that read “ATTENTION – Elk Mating” have…
Update from Nathan Dahl, Association of Canadian Mountain Guides: I just got back from the decommissioned Maligne Pass trail, coming in at the Sunwapta Station and exiting at Maligne Lake. The trail alongside Poboktan Creek is in excellent shape and you should expect no difficulties. After you hit the Poboktan…
Trail Conditions Update – June 17, 2015 WILDFIRE UPDATE: Currently there are no fire bans for the GDT but there is a wildfire burning near the southern boundary of the Willmore Wilderness Area about 15 km northeast of the GDT. TRAILS: Conditions are continuing to improve. Hiking trails at lower elevations…
