Joanne Elves

Joanne Elves

Contributor
Homebase Calgary

As assistant editor at Seekers and a freelance travel writer, Elves roams the world looking for the odd, the unusual, the inspiring and the great travel stories but admits when there is sun or snow - that's the best story of all. Recent writing credits include; The Globe and Mail Drive, The Calgary Herald travel section; Canadian Running, Canadian Cycling, and WestJet Magazines. Her "other job" is director of operations for a wind energy company. Her favourite stories can be found on her website Joanne Elves - on the go

Stories by Joanne Elves

Nordic skiing Grande Cache AB Paul lavoie

Our top reasons for Nordic skiing in Alberta are as varied as the terrain you can stride and glide...

snowboarders at misery mountain alberta paul lavoie

As a new ski season gets underway, you'll often notice a few changes at your favourite Alberta or BC...

Powder King Ski North BC

It’s coming… snow, sometimes deep, light and unrelenting, snow is coming to the ski resorts in...

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

Snorkel and skis at the ready, we know you’re chomping at the bit for that pow day escape! We’ve...

Lake Louise Ski Resort Hike Alberta Shannon Martin ZenSeekers

Ever wonder how your favourite ski hill looks in the summer? How about tall mountains full of trails...

Let's give a shout out to those early skiing folks who invented the planks - going back 5,000 years.

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Our top reasons for Nordic skiing in Alberta are as varied as the terrain you can stride and glide...

snowshoe sprint

Strap a pair of snowshoes to your feet and let the topographic boundaries of winter in Alberta drift...

Baldy Mountain Resort Skiers-Distance Credit SnowSeekers Photographer Chris Wheeler

While some of us dream of living at the base of a ski resort, there are the lucky ones that do. But...

Wow, wasn’t that the week that felt like a lifetime? With the barrage of bad news about the...

Spring

This is it folks. The best and the worst part of the ski season. The worst because we are already...

Kicking Horse

Skiing at three different slopes on a two-day weekend sounds impossible but it’s easy from Calgary...