A weekend dedicated to hometown hockey netted big smiles and community pride at the Jasper Arena January 9-11. From the smallest skaters to the biggest beauties, all of Jasper's minor hockey teams hit the ice for Jasper Hockey Days. Visiting teams included Hinton (U7, U9, U15), Edson (U18), Valemoun...

Ice skating is physics. A narrow blade applying an exact pressure on the ice, enough to melt it quickly but briefly, lubricating the metal, allowing the skater to enjoy almost frictionless travel. Physics fundamentals: Ice floats and kids slide. // Bob Covey The freezing of lakes and rivers itself i...

Dear Editor: Jasper is lucky to have a location that people, including hockey teams, are willing to flock to for the scenery and the mountain experience.  Each winter, our arena hosts numerous hockey tournaments because we have available ice time on the weekends. It's a luxury that teams from many o...

Together with a mountain of work by golf course staff, the 2024 Jasper wildfire has revealed an architectural gem as it was originally envisioned For SCOREGolf Magazine editor Jason Logan, the 14th hole at the Fairmont Jasper Park Golf Course is not just his favourite golf hole in Canada. It’s his f...

" Just like the story of how this skatepark came to be, it takes a lot of resiliency and sticking with it and I imagine that’s what a lot of folks in Jasper are feeling right now. " Excitement was in the air and vibes were sky high at the long-awaited grand opening of Jasper’s brand new skatepark on...

Valemount's spectacular alpine and energetic volunteer base help make inaugural ultramarathon a success 450 athletes and their support crews descended on Valemount for the inaugural Alpenglow 100. // Tamey Wood - Coast Trail Running Jasper’s Dawn Glover became the third woman ever to cross the finis...

Jasper soccer players have once again brought home a provincial soccer championship. Jaifred Mota was the first one to rush keeper Kieran Rudge after the final whistle of the gold medal match. // Layla Neufeld For the second time in three years, the Jasper Football Club U15 Boys' dedication to the B...

Rugged roads and twisting trails await those who seek. Thanks to its history of trail use by outfitters and recreationalists, Jasper has established itself as a must-stop destination on the mountain biking map. These days, standing on the shoulders of the 1990s-era riders, a new generation of athlet...

100 years ago, the Jasper Park Golf Club teed up its first round of the Royal and Ancient Game In 1457, King James II of England banned golf in Scotland to prevent soldiers from skipping out on archery practice. What should have ended there was revived 50 years later by his grandson, King James IV—p...

Film buffs and trail fanatics alike will be running to the Jasper Legion this Saturday. The Trail Running Film Festival —a collection of films documenting the culture of trail running—is coming to Jasper to help bring the community together.  Organizer Adam Lee, who hosts the Community Trail Running...

Pre-game tributes honour fallen Jasperites The JFI Bonestars are Jasper Hockey League champions again. The regular season leaders disappointed neither their fans nor the bookies as the far-and-away favourites fought off the underdog Outlaws—who were returning to the A-Final once again on the strengt...

Jasper’s youth were all over the ice and the slopes last weekend (March 1-2), putting pucks in nets and picking up cowbells. Let’s start with the Jasper Junior Olympics . The annual race at Marmot Basin is one of the largest youth ski races in North America, featuring 350 athletes from 5 to 11-years...

More than 400 athletes from Alberta alpine ski teams are in town as the Jasper Junior Olympics (JJOs) return to Marmot Basin . Meanwhile, Jasper’s fastest brothers are carving up Europe.  The sounds of cowbells and cheers will echo through the Rocky Mountains as young racers—U12 and U10 skiers on Dr...

The Municipality of Jasper celebrated the re-opening of the Jasper Activity Centre last week, marking a milestone for the community’s recreation facilities. Municipal councillor Kathleen Waxer had the honour of cutting the ribbon on the newly-renovated Jasper Activity Centre, Arena and Fitness & Aqu...

Depleted Bearcats squad claws out first round playoff victory If you thought that the final of the Four Nations Faceoff would be the hockey highlight of your week, you’d be wrong. Sure the best players in the world competing for their countries makes for exciting hockey, but have you seen the U15 Ja...

Girls' hockey took centre ice over the weekend in Jasper. The second annual Female Hockey Day in Jasper brought to town female players, coaches, trainers and community leaders. Teams and their supporters came from Edmonton, Hinton, Valemount and in the case of the Wheatland Wranglers, all the way fr...

For 30 years, Kevin Martin was one of the country’s top curlers and since the mid-1990s, his was one of a handful of household names in the sport. Although he amassed many championships, trophies and awards—including the gold medal which capped his career at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver—the...

A couple of weeks ago a grizzly was reported on the Pyramid Bench, playing in the ice and snow.  Grizzly prints in Jasper reported January 8, 2025. // Courtesy Jasper National Park More recently, an entire team of the powerful animals—the U18 Jasper Grizzlies—emerged to host what might be their fina...

A skating trainer with a championship pedigree was back in the Jasper Arena recently, 25 years after he first got on the ice here. Gaston Schaeffer, a former Swiss junior champion figure skater who toured with the Ice Capades, Holiday on Ice and who coached in the 1988 Olympics, first came to Jasper...

U18 Bearcats contests highlight a weekend of Jasper Minor Sports matchups If you were at the Jasper Arena this past weekend for the first annual Jasper Hockey Days weekend, you might have felt a certain buzz. Was it excitement? Nostalgia? Happiness, pride, nervousness, camaraderie or rivalry? It was...