The Jasper U18 Bearcats opened their 2026-27 home season Saturday with a moving tribute to Danica Hills and Kayla Peacock, two young teammates who passed away in a car accident while returning home from hockey practice in February. With the families of both girls in attendance, players and members o...

It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly found themselves with a little extra time on their hands. So they did what any group of Jasper workers might do when a new facility was on the horizon: t...

It was a wrap on a successful fundraiser when the Jasper Ladies Golf Club presented a cheque to the Jasper Cancer Action and Support Group. The Jasper Ladies Golf Club’s annual Lena Baxter Memorial Tournament, held July 4 at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course, raised $3,130 through raffles, ...

The iconic mountain film tour is coming back to Jasper Sept. 18 and 19, bringing adventure, adrenaline and mountain culture to the Jasper Activity Centre. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming back. The for the first time in years, the world's best mountain films will be shown in Jas...

Jasper runners establish new ultra-marathon circuit Alex Lader was lying on the trail, shivering uncontrollably. He had already run more than 80 kilometres, summited three of four peaks in the Jasper townsite area and spent hours exposed to the sun and heat. Now, after making it about 500 metres pas...

Jasper skate camp shows the power of an inclusive community The first thing Ashley Swinton teaches isn't how to ollie. It's how to fall. "Rise & Shine"—the name of her skateboarding program—is about getting back up after taking a spill, she explained. It's a philosophy that's as much about life as i...

In a summer filled with World Cup excitement, Jasper Minor Sports kept the soccer season going a little longer—and came home with provincial hardware to show for it. The U-13 Girls, including Juniper Habib and Madison Misskey, had an incredible soccer season, capped off by provincial gold. // Suppli...

Jasper runners were at the front of the pack as the Alpenglow Ultramarathon returned to Valemount for its second year, with Maddie Trottier capturing the women's 100-kilometre title and Brooklyn Rushton finishing third in the women's 65-kilometre race. Trottier powered through the punishing course i...

Ryan Schulhauser's first round at the Jasper Park Golf Course is one he'll never forget. The Saskatoon golfer recorded the first hole-in-one of his life on Friday, May 29—the opening day of the 2026 golf season at Jasper's iconic Stanley Thompson-designed course . According to golf course staff, it'...

More than 250 UK-based students in town on a ski holiday got a taste of the good ol’ hockey game. The match, featuring the local oldtimers hockey clubs Crisp Pils and Rangers, helped create a bond between the international visitors and the skate-wearing Jasperites for whom they cheered, organizers s...

In hockey, most goals don’t happen without an assist. And for a community in recovery, reaching its recovery goals would be impossible without the assistance of others. In the next 12 days, two opportunities to assist in Jasper’s recovery are being saucer-passed to community members by the Edmonton ...

Naked Olympians. Do we have your attention yet? The tradition of the Ancient Olympics, begun in 776 BCE, and maintained for a 1,000-year run, was that athletes competed in the nude. Naked pankration wrestlers on a ceramic kylix, ca. 480 BC. London, British Museum // Image via Wikimedia It goes witho...

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...