Retailers |
Mountain Equipment Co-op Canada’s Leading Supplier of Quality Outdoor Gear and Clothing |
Track’n’Trail Edmonton’s Outdoors Specialists |
Campers Village Outdoors Adventure Store |
Skier’s Sportshop Edmonton’s Serious Ski and Snowboard Shop! |
Redbike A Bicycle Store in Canada Selling Canadian Stuff to Canadians |
Nautical Reach Northern Alberta’s Favorite Source for Sailing and Paddling Products |
Mountain Conditions |
Canadian Avalanche Association Avalanche Forecasts for the Mountains of Western Canada |
The Weather Network The Source for Online and Wireless Weather Information |
The Weather Network The Source for Online and Wireless Weather Information |
Environment Canada – Weather Office Canada’s Source for Meteorological Information |
ACMG Mountain Conditions Reports First-hand mountain conditions updates from the best in the trade. |
Guides & Instructors |
ACMG Association of Canadian Mountain Guides |
Centre for Outdoor Education Your Four Season Liason to the Mountain Experience |
Yamnuska Guided Moutaineering, Rock and Ice Climbing, Hiking and Skiing in the Canadian Rockies http://www.yamnuska.com/ |
Hela Ventures Canoe instruction, guided trips and equipment rentals on the North Saskatchewan River. |
Databases |
Peakfinder Peaks of the Canadian Rockies |
Peakbagger Resource for Summit-Focused Hikers, Climbers, and Mountain Lovers |
Bivouac North American Mountain Encyclopedia |
Canadian Topographic Maps The federal government’s topo database. Topos for the entire country can be downloaded for free. With some simple photoshop you can create custom maps for your own trips. |
Clubs |
Alpine Club of Canada Canada’s National Mountaineering Organization |
Alpine Club of Canada – Edmonton Section The Edmonton Section of the ACC |
Camping |
Jasper NP Jasper National Park, Alberta |
Banff NP Banff National Park, Alberta |
Yoho NP Yoho National Park, British Columbia |
Kootenay NP Kootenay National Park, British Columbia |