Some, but definitely not all, of the films set for the two and a half-hour show coming to Saskatoon on January 16th, 2012 , are described below. As always, there is the possibility that the lineup can change based on recommendations from the Banff Centre. We usually also include some shorter clips in the lineup [...]
The Safety Committee of the Alpine Club of Canada recommends to the Board of Directors the adaptation of the following policy:Participants on all mountaineering, skiing and ice climbing trips, camps and courses of the Alpine Club of Canada in avalanche terrain are required to use a modern avalanche transceiver, as recommended by the Canadian Avalanche [...]
Skoki Mountain, carrying a 42lb backpack, scrambling, blisters and taking in the raw beauty of the mountains…this was my first backcountry adventure! A few things I learned along the way: Ensure the new hiking boots are well worked in! Hikes around the Meawasin Trail in Saskatoon will not do the job…as Alicia, [...]
by Dave McCormick From July 21 to 26, the Section held its Summer Mountaineering Camp, this year at the Peyto Hut on the Wapta Icefield. Every imaginable weather accompanied us during the week, from rain to snow to solar furnace. A total of 18 participants, some new to any kind of mountaineering, spent the week [...]
by Don Chodzicki The annual Thrashers Rock Climbing trip took place during the May long weekend. Roughly 30 section members gathered in the Wasootch Creek area of Kananaskis to test their climbing skills on rock slab. Morning of Day 1 participants started with a refresher of proper belay technique followed by warm-up climbs on "D" [...]
The Section just completed its second Backcountry Skiing Camp in Canmore. The camp was led by Bette Boechler with five ACC SK members attending. The camp is intended to introduce members to backcountry skiing and gear with a focus on safety and route finding, The group included two new to BC skiing and two with [...]
The ACC Sask's annual Choppers Ice Climbing trip took place in February 2011.20 participants headed out to Nordegg, Alberta for ice climbing combined with hot tubbing as a recovery. Day 1 had the group head out to Balfour Wall to accommodate an unexpected Adventure Race at one of our planned locations.The day started [...]
[comments from Myrene, our Film Festival Coordinator...]"We had over a thousand people in the theatre (hey, we're halfway to my goal of filling it since a TCU Place staffer tells me it holds 2000). The audience comprised our usual mix of about 1/2 university/college students, with the balance a more or less even mix of [...]
January 17th was the day the Banff Mountain Film Festival entertained another audience at TCU Place in Saskatoon. According to our Section bean counters there were about 1000 people in the audience. Those of us who have been in on the Film Festival for many years will recall our earlier shows on Broadway with audiences [...]
