Edmonton, Alberta – Ski, Snowboard, and Winter Guide

The Snow Battle returns to Alberta, coming to Edmonton this March

EDMONTON, AB — Time slows to a crawl as your teammates line up alongside you. A cascade of snow flurries, like tiny white feathers, float in and out of your field of vision. In your hands, victory, in your opponents’, defeat. You take a moment to survey the battlefield and formulate a plan of action, but as you do the whistles blow and time returns to normal. Chaos reigns.

Snowshoe up a storm with Storm XC

EDMONTON, AB — The Storm Snowshoe Series is designed to get you off the beaten track and enjoying the best winter has to offer right in the heart of Edmonton’s River Valley. There are two events coming up in February, each one is 4 km long and will take you dashing through the snow, up over hills, and a little bit of bush-whacking for good measure. If you‘re feeling fit, you can run the course and if you’re fine you can buddy up with friend and go for a nice snowy stroll.

Ice on Whyte: Edmonton's beautiful answer to frigid temperatures

EDMONTON, AB — The Ice on Whyte Festival is an ice carving competition but it’s also a celebration of who we are and where we choose to live. Yes, it’s cold for a large portion of the year but there’s beauty here as well. This festival provides an opportunity to see what talented individuals can do with what we normally scrape off our windshields and sidewalks.

Snowshoeing in Edmonton

EDMONTON, AB — For many, winter is all about getting outside and having fun. From shredding powder in the mountains to stepping onto the ice at your local rink for a game of shinny, winter offers an amazing number of activities to take part in. One activity that is gaining popularity is snowshoeing.

Edmonton's ready to let the snowballs fly

EDMONTON, AB – There's a handful of things people relish doing as adults, if only because they were chastised for doing them as children: staying up till sunrise, listening to music at unreasonable levels, eating chocolate for breakfast. Come March 4, Edmontonians can add another thing to that list: snow ball fights.

The First Annual Backside Film Festival

EDMONTON, AB – Edmonton has some of the most passionate ski and snowboard fans on the planet, and yet for some reason, it doesn’t have a truly world-class film festival. In celebration of its 10th season, Backside Tours is hoping to deliver just that with its First Annual Backside Film Fest on October 27-28 at the Myer Horrowitz Theatre.