A third-generation Jasperite and life-long ski racer has his sights set on the top of the mountain. For the past 10 years, Jesse Kertesz-Knight has dedicated his life to becoming the best ski racer that he can be. This past spring, after posting impressive results in slalom and giant slalom, the 18-...

Under a cloudless, sun-drenched sky and framed by glaciated peaks in every direction, on March 10 a small group of skiers and snowboarders slid into Marmot Basin history . Taking in the new vantage point. // B COVEY For years—decades, even—local riders had looked up to the highest point at Marmot Ba...

SkiMo athlete Peter Knight has rocketed up to number one on the SkiMo circuit in Canada, but although he’s a beast on the skin track, the 30-year-old Edmontonian is arguably even more savage on social media . Knight en route to victory at Marmot’s Revenge in 2018. // Bob Covey Knight has already cha...

Photos by Danny Peled, Boreal River Rescue Several years ago, while spending time at the family cottage in Ontario, Jamie Orfald-Clarke and his parents went for a skate on the frozen lake. It was mid-winter. Based on how cold it had been, plus their history of enjoying countless similar skating sess...

Jasper’s Jesse Kertesz-Knight is carving up the ski race circuit. The 15-year-old recently returned from the Canada Winter Games where he narrowly missed the podium in the slalom event, posted a top-ten in the Super-G and was leading the giant slalom until he got a bit aggressive during his second r...

A former Olympian is helping local skiers improve their technique while raising money for two organizations that are close to his heart. As a dentist in Jasper, Dr. David Leoni is known for improving his patients’ smiles, but on two separate weekends last month it was Leoni’s passion for skiing that...

Organizers and athletes involved with Marmot Basin’s upcoming Ski Mountaineering event want Jasper residents and visitors to ski more Ski Mo. Alex Stieda has provided the main momentum for Marmot’s Revenge 2019, taking place this Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, March 16 and 17. Transition zones are bus...

In Jasper, we’re lucky to have several annual events which blend sport and community in a fun yet competitive fashion—think Totem’s storied Spring Run Off on Mother’s Day, the Freewheel Biathlon in October and the Astoria Hotel’s Root Romp. For the last few years, however, another event has been mak...

Agency says opening for hiking season would be inconsistent with caribou recovery plans The Maligne Lake Ski Club’s application for summer use of the historic Shangril-La cabin has been denied in the name of caribou conservation. The decision, which was reached in June but only recently communicated...

Ski Mountaineering is coming to Marmot Basin. On March 17, Marmot Basin will host its inaugural SkiMo competition as more than 50 athletes will descend on Jasper to subsequently ascend and descend approximately 1,800 metres on the ski hill before crossing the finish line. SkiMo, as it’s known colloq...

On December 1, high above the town of Jasper, a small group of local skiers and snowboarders were unloading from Marmot Basin’s Paradise chairlift. It was a chilly morning, there was a trace of new snow on the ground and a quick glance at the ski tenure below indicated that the groomed runs were in ...

He may by hard of sight, but after 88 years in Jasper, Jack Pugh has seen it all. Jack Pugh’s father, George, was 18-years-old and newly arrived from England when he disembarked from the train in Stony Plain, Alberta. It was March 1906, 20 degrees below zero, and Stony Plain was the end of the rails...