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 […]
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 […]
COVID-19 Alberta Public Health Emergency and Mountain Programming – November 25, 2020
The ice is forming, the snow is falling and the mountain sports we all love are in full swing. Through our courses and private guiding, guests are learning the skills they want and need to get out and enjoy the backcountry this season. We have been managing programming since mid-May with tight COVID-19 policies and […]
