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

SkiNorthAB

Having a tuning fork vibrating on your chest as you lie awash in yellow light, as Sandra Kathnelson...

Bonnyville

As the sun comes up over Hamilton House, just east of Cold Lake in the Bonnyville region, Alexa...

Fort McMurray

Climbing behind the “wheel” of a Sherp is a surreal experience, beginning with the lack of wheel...

Ice Road

A historic rock cairn, rimed and grey, looks out over Lake Athabasca. With her gloved hand, Hanna...

Lac La Biche Nordic Skiing

Archer is ready to go skiing. He’s so excited his body is shaking. As he moves from one to the other...

A nervous grin spreads across Ginger Dumais’ face as she picks up speed, reaching the edge of...

Grande Prairie

Over the span of a few hours at Wapiti Nordic Ski Club in Grande Prairie, Breanna Gordon has managed...

Snow Valley Edmonton

As the chairlift swung around the top of the hill at Snow Valley Ski Club in Edmonton, Amber Grant...

Epic snowfalls and wide-open spaces, perfect for awesome Instagrammable pics and powder shots, are...

Snow sloughs over the hump of the large cliff I’m standing above, trickling down over the rocks...

marmot basin vintage

Skiing down Marmot Run on a clear day, you’d be forgiven for thinking that little has changed in...