5 FAB FINDS IN SILVERSTAR COUNTRY – VERNON, BC

Often overshadowed by Kelowna, its bigger sister to the south, Vernon is a modest-sized town (population 40,000) quietly forging its own vibrant downtown identity with a brewpub, distillery, some concept bars and farm to table restaurants. There is a thriving … Continued

Five Fab Finds in Golden, BC: Exploring Kicking Horse country

Cradled between both the Rocky Mountain and Columbia Mountain ranges, Golden is about a 3-hour drive from Calgary airport (or 1.5 hours west of Banff) along the Trans Canada Highway. Golden idyllically sits at the junction of frigid (4ºc) glacier-fed … Continued

Ski the French Alps: Spring skiing at Club Med Peisey-Vallandry

What is your dream ski destination? If you ask an Ontario skier, more than likely the response is either the Rockies, or the Alps. Of course, the East offers fantastic mountain experiences but the slopes of Europe and the West, … Continued

Panorama: Pure Canada

There is nothing anyone could say that would have prepared me for the sheer spectacle about to unfold as our shuttle driver Takuya, pulls out of the Calgary airport arrivals level. But before we begin our four-hour journey that takes … Continued

Le Massif de Charlevoix

  story  Terry Lankstead   photographs Le Massif de Charlevoix Over the din of players taping up shin pads and discussing ski trips, I  announce to the Friday night hockey crew that I’m going on a ski trip. At this point, Mississauga’s … Continued

Ski Vermont: Exploring Killington, Stowe and the Mad River Valley

Having visited the breathtakingly beautiful Green Mountain State on family vacations and a few Guy-getaways to Killington, I think I have a grasp on all that Vermont has to offer. It turns out this can’t be farther from the truth. … Continued