Banff

“Being a part of this sport has really changed how I see skiing and the ski racers are so creative in how they ski the mountain and what they see and in terms of their bravery. For anyone who likes skiing, it can be a really mesmerizing sport.”

“Just even the idea of blankets is a concern; imagine chicken wings, goopy sauce, wipe, wipe and then sharing it with the next person. You can’t wash an electric blanket, you can’t sanitize it,” she said.

“I do think congestion is an ongoing problem from the south side resulting from volume of traffic, and I think a visitor paid parking system over there may assist with regulating that traffic flow."

“I think it surprised everyone that we had that sort of uptake. We’ve heard from our partners like hospitals and members of the community that there was nowhere to take people, especially in the dead of night in winter when it’s cold. This is a real need for us. Those are the kind of pieces that we found running the program last year.”

“Now Albertans are starting to get on planes and leave, so we have recovered as much as we're going to from the domestic market. … International travel is absolutely key to getting this industry back up on its feet. The restrictions are the biggest impediment. Planning a trip to Canada from the U.K. isn’t something you do in two weeks. You’re likely dreaming it up years in advance and planning six months to a year in advance.”

New for the Mountain Book Festival Competition in 2022, the former Mountain Environment and Natural History Award will now be the Environmental Literature Award, which broadens this category to include works on climate change and environmental literature.

Canada’s Brian McKeever and Natalie Wilkie are lucky they didn’t get speeding tickets on Day 5 in Beijing.

“We’re ready for whatever this summer throws at us,” said Nate Horner, Alberta’s minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development.

“Banff Centre is excited to witness the creativity that Alejandro will bring to its dance programs in the coming years and thrilled to embrace to wealth of experience and knowledge that Alejandro brings to the team,” said Janice Price, president and CEO of the Banff Centre.

“We were all fairly frustrated because there’s not a lot we can do… As a heritage corporation, we can just advise.”