Kananaskis Country

EDITORIAL: Being in the Canadian Rockies is a different beast, especially when winter conditions kick in.

PHOTOS: Nordiq Canada cross-country ski trials take-off

“The wind slabs that ended up being the result of the avalanche that sadly killed the person who died, they developed very quickly after that crust had formed, and so likely the hazard built up very quickly on Nov. 11 – which was the date of the incident – in response to some strong winds and some new snow that was there as well.”

LETTER: Even if it’s just one of these seemingly insignificant changes: if you have the power to do it, do it. Take a stand. We must fight, for our world; for our children’s world. At the very least, we have to go out trying.

“I want people to climb my routes, so I tend to do a good job [building them].”

EDITORIAL: To understand where a country is going or appreciate the ideals that define its culture, it’s important to both remember and analyze its past.

“It’s important to remember the civilians as much as we do the military in that search effort.”

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

"One member of the group was partly buried and able to dig themselves out. The other member was fully buried and did not survive."

"The vehicle which contained the deceased is the same truck in the included picture," said RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Gina Slaney, in a media release.