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COVID-19- Alberta Relaunch Update – April 7, 2021

Effective April 7, 2021, the Alberta government updated their mandatory COVID-19 restrictions and moved back to Step 1 of the Alberta Relaunch Plan. Such measures are in effect until further notice. For businesses in the Outdoor Sport and Recreation Activities category, such as Yamnuska Mountain Adventures, there are no changes. Yamnuska operated throughout the previous Step […]

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Managing Backcountry Risk in the Winter – An interpretive story by Barry Blanchard

I had two torn rotator cuff muscles repaired, and the underside of my acromial bone smoothed out, five and a half weeks ago, and now I’m sitting here at my computer dreaming of ice climbing and backcountry skiing. Sadly, I’ll be doing none of that until mid-February 2021, ten weeks from now. But it is […]

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COVID-19 Alberta’s Provincial Mandatory Measures and Mountain Programming – Dec 9, 2020

As the cases of COVID-19 continue to be elevated in Alberta the government has imposed further restrictions on social gatherings as well as businesses. These additional measures will be in effect for at least 4 weeks and may be extended or adjusted by health authorities should the situation continue to deteriorate. What does this all […]