Jeremy Derksen

Jeremy Derksen

AKA: @thewilderXness
Editor/publisher

Jeremy Derksen has hitchhiked through BC, hopped a train in Alberta, slept outdoors in a hammock at -5C, been attacked by an owl, caught hypothermia in Yoho and somehow managed to solo the Canadian Death Race. All that (good) suffering inspires his work as a writer, photographer, adventurer, location manager and media consultant. Winters you can find him proudly sporting Canadian Ski Patrol red at Marmot Basin, or shredding just about anywhere else he can, whenever he can. He is also a father of three, so his sherpa skills are on point.

He has published in Canadian Geographic, The Globe & Mail, The Ski Journal, Avenue Magazine and more. His media clients have included the Canadian Tourism Commission (Mexico), Travel Alberta and Edmonton Tourism.

As editor and producer at Seekers, he is proud to have worked on the award-winning Take It To The Lake campaign.

Stories by Jeremy Derksen

Snowboarder taking air at Marmot Basin in Jasper, AB, Canada

Every muscle tensed, all senses attuned, I lean into my turn, my snowboard carving the snow. Taking...

Jasper Marmot Albert #SkiNorthAB skiing

Fresh snow on T-Bar Ridge beckons as Manu Loir-Mongazon and Jailin Bertolin drop their skis and...

SnowValley Alberta #SkiNorthAB snowboarding skiing

Spaceship earth momentarily tips into zero gravity. Up becomes down, and Jen Sherstan and Elisa Chee...

Patio hopping on a winter day in Edmonton magically transports you inside a gigantic snowglobe. 

Skiing under Northern Lights in Bonnyville AB Paul Lavoie

Picture this: cresting the rise of Muriel Lake on skis as it opens onto an endless view of snow...

Jarvis Lake Hinton AB Fat Biking #SkiNorthAB

As the sun emblazons the Rockies pink and gold, two adventurers warm up their legs for cross-country...

Grande Prairie-Grande Cache AB #SkiNorthAB Nordic Skiing

Head to Grande Cache for uncrowded cross-country skiing trails with epic views in all directions...

Grande Prairie AB Nitehawk Terrain Park snowboarding

Sizzling down and throwing a huge indie one-footer off the big air, Drew Rogers stomps the landing...

Lac La Biche Alberta #SkiNorthAB Cross Country Skiing Shaw Lake Provincial Park

As David Schultz and Heather Maekelburger emerge from the forest onto Shaw Lake, their skis gliding...

Vermilion Alberta #SkiNorthAB Cross Country Skiing

This surprising northern Alberta prairie town with a provincial park on its doorstep is perfect for...

Peace River Aurora #SkiNorthAB Misery Mountain

Day and night, earth and sky, the past and the future, the north contains so many dualisms in its...

Whitecourt #SkiNorthAB Kristy Skiing SnowSeekers

Willowy birch and lodgepole pine cast Robert Bateman shadows onto the snowy slopes. (Narrate this...