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“The pinnacle of ski mountaineering in Canada” Historic descent on Mount Robson
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“The pinnacle of ski mountaineering in Canada” Historic descent on Mount Robson
Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative, Robson Valley Goat Newspaper 
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A British Columbia athlete has skied from the summit of the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. On February 16, Christina Lustenberger and ski mountaineer partner Guillaume Pierrel skied an impossibly steep line through the mind-bending cliffs of the Canadian alpha mountain, Mount Robson. The duo'...
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Marmot’s Revenge served cold (and sunny) for fifth annual ski mountaineering event
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Marmot’s Revenge served cold (and sunny) for fifth annual ski mountaineering event
Friday, April 14, 2023
Photos by Maur Muzza Mere @ muzzadventures and Patrick Barker @ patrickrbarker The fifth annual Marmot’s Revenge skinned into Jasper National Park March 31-April 2 where guests at Marmot Basin got a close up view of the sport of ski mountaineering. Three dozen or so speed suit-clad racers climbed, b...
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Ski mountaineering back for Revenge at Marmot Basin
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Ski mountaineering back for Revenge at Marmot Basin
Bob Covey 
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Ski mountaineer racing is coming back to Jasper National Park this weekend. Athletes who take part in this growing sport must be tremendously fit, demonstrate exceptional skiing skills and maintain extremely efficient travel mode transitions…otherwise Jasper’s only ski resort is likely to inflict it...
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Whether making kick turns or killer memes, SkiMo athlete is roasting the competition
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Whether making kick turns or killer memes, SkiMo athlete is roasting the competition
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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...
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Ski Mountaineering community wants you to ski mo’
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Ski Mountaineering community wants you to ski mo’
andrea 
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
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...
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Linking turns, climate art and community
Arts & Culture
Linking turns, climate art and community
Bob Covey 
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Nature may look chaotic, but it is, in fact, very well organized. So says artist Dee McLean. “We mess with it at our peril,” she says. A scientific il...
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JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Community
JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Bob Covey 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Positions created to facilitate Jasper’s recovery from the 2024 wildfire will be fully funded to the end of their respective terms. The announcement w...
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Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Arts & Culture
Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Funding requests from community groups, arts organizations, business advocates, service centres, foundations and festivals went before Jasper Municipa...
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Letter: Referee shortage has wider implications
Community
Letter: Referee shortage has wider implications
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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 experien...
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Jasper Park Lodge GM named Hotelier of the Year
Business
Jasper Park Lodge GM named Hotelier of the Year
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is in the spotlight once again. The iconic property’s general manager, Garrett Turta, has been named the 2025 Hotelier of t...
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Tree donation for future Cabin Creek playground
Community
Tree donation for future Cabin Creek playground
Monday, November 3, 2025
Nespresso Canada donates trees to the MOJ to support rebuilding efforts. A leading coffee corporation is giving Jasper's rebuild a jolt. Last Friday (...
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Two Jasper wildfire reports analyze key factors in rapid spread
Environment
Two Jasper wildfire reports analyze key factors in rapid spread
Peter Shokeir, freelance contributor 
Friday, October 31, 2025
Two new reports shed light on how the 2024 Jasper wildfire spread so quickly. The reports, which were commissioned by Parks Canada, also reaffirm the ...
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Linking turns, climate art and community
Arts & Culture
Linking turns, climate art and community
Bob Covey 
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Nature may look chaotic, but it is, in fact, very well organized. So says artist Dee McLean. “We mess with it at our peril,” she says. A scientific il...
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JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Community
JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Bob Covey 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Positions created to facilitate Jasper’s recovery from the 2024 wildfire will be fully funded to the end of their respective terms. The announcement w...
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Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Arts & Culture
Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Funding requests from community groups, arts organizations, business advocates, service centres, foundations and festivals went before Jasper Municipa...
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Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)
Environment
Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)
Mark Bradley 
Friday, November 21, 2025
I Smell a Rat! Let’s get one thing out of the way right now – muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) are not rats. Muskrats and rats are both rodents, but musk...
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JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Community
JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Bob Covey 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Positions created to facilitate Jasper’s recovery from the 2024 wildfire will be fully funded to the end of their respective terms. The announcement w...
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Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Arts & Culture
Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Funding requests from community groups, arts organizations, business advocates, service centres, foundations and festivals went before Jasper Municipa...
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Linking turns, climate art and community
Arts & Culture
Linking turns, climate art and community
Bob Covey 
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Nature may look chaotic, but it is, in fact, very well organized. So says artist Dee McLean. “We mess with it at our peril,” she says. A scientific il...
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