A quick look behind the scenes at how the Ken Jones Classic came to be Canada’s first internationally sanctioned skimo race.

Ski + Snowsports

David DornianApril 24, 2018skimo, lake louise, skiing, ken jonesComment

10 tips for reserving ACC huts

Book your backcountry hut trips like a pro this year by following these 10 easy tips brought to you by the ACC's reservations staff.

Huts

HutsGuest UserApril 17, 2018elizabeth parker, fairy, kokanee glacier hut, booking, boswell, bell, clubhouse, call us, reservationsComment

Peace In Patagonia

Get an inside look at some of the physical and personal challenges Hannah Preston and Michelle Kadatz faced while in the mountains of Patagonia on their trip co-sponsored by the ACC's Jen Higgins Grant for Young Women.

Climbing | Grants & Awards | Great Adventures

Patagonia climbing trip report — supported by the Jen Higgins Grant for Young Women

A photo gallery from Hannah Preston and Michelle Kadatz's trip to Patagonia in the winter of 2018 to attempt to climb Cerro Torre or Cerro Fitz Roy.'

Climbing | Grants & Awards | Great Adventures

PORTRAIT: Kylee Toth Ohler, Canadian Skimo champ

What does it take to push the limits with the Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Team? Kylee Toth Ohler, 2016 North American female sprint champion and Canadian female champion in 2015/16 and 2016/17 chats with Lynn Martel about building toward the 2019 World Championships.

Ski + Snowsports

Lynn MartelMarch 23, 2018skimo, kylee toth ohler Comment

PORTRAIT: Kylee Toth Ohler, membre de l'Équipe nationale canadienne de ski alpinisme

Kylee Toth Ohler est membre de l'équipe nationale canadienne de ski alpinisme depuis 2009. En compétition au Canada pour la saison 2018, elle travaille en vue des championnats du monde de 2019.

Ski + Snowsports

Lynn MartelMarch 23, 2018skimo, kylee toth ohlerComment

Congratulations to the winners of the ACC's 2018 grants program

Announcing the 2018 winners of the Nagy, Colpitts, Environment and Higgins grants. In total, the ACC will be awarding $17,675 in funding to the following applicants this year. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Grants & Awards

Grants and AwardsGuest UserMarch 12, 2018jen higgins, environment grant, jim colpitts, Karl NagyComment

2018 Alpine Club Capital Projects

Discover how the need for capital projects to keep our huts functioning — and even to add huts to our inventory in the mountains — creates a unique set of challenges.

Huts

The ACC weighs in on Jumbo dispute

Learn about our most recent submission to the government of BC as The Alpine Club of Canada continues to take a hard line against development of an all-season ski resort in the Jumbo Valley.

Environment

EnvironmentGuest UserFebruary 2, 2018jumbo, board, advocacy, conservation, recreation, bc Comment

ANAC Ice Accidents 2017 - Canadian Climbs

Learn from the reported climbing accidents that took place in Canada in 2016 featured in Accidents in North American Climbing (ANAC) 2017.

Climbing | Mountain Safety

Climbing, Mountain SafetyGuest UserFebruary 1, 2018climbing, anac, accidents, canadianComment

ACC Canmore Clubhouse Wins Green Hostel Award

Hosteling International has awarded the Canmore Clubhouse with the "Eco-Warrior Award" for outstanding environmental stewardship in 2017.

Huts

HutsGuest UserJanuary 4, 2018canmore clubhouse, hostel, boswell cabin, bell cabin, canmoreComment

A year later: reflections on a life-changing climbing accident

Learn from Connor Young, a climber who fell from the southwest ridge of Mount Aspiring while on a climbing trip in New Zealand, as he reflects on the accident a year later.

Climbing

ClimbingConnor YoungJanuary 2, 2018 Comments

ACC editor's picks: the top five stories of 2017

Celebrate highlights of the ACC's most exciting news and the big impacts in Canada's mountain community in 2017.

Community | Huts | Environment

Community, Huts, EnvironmentKristy DavisonDecember 30, 2017Comment

2017 month-by-month hut maintenance review

Explore a detailed list of all of our hut and trail maintenance activities this year, month by month.

Huts

HutsNicole LarsonDecember 20, 2017fairy meadow, great cairn, stanley mitchell, glacier circle Comments

The Last Alder: The Story of the Swan Creek Trail (SCT)

Travel along with a dedicated group of volunteers as they struggle against the dreaded Fairy Meadow Trail alders.

Huts

HutsKristine O’RiellyDecember 15, 2017bill putnam, fairy meadow, hut, maintenanceComment

Photo gallery of the Hišimy̓awiƛ build, 2017

View a photo gallery of the building of the ACC’s first hut on Vancouver Island. The 12-person hut is located 5040 Peak, 35km west of the City of Port Alberni. More than 30 volunteers joined for the final weekend of construction for the year.

Huts

HutsChris JensenDecember 11, 20175040 hut, vancouver island sectionComment