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NOVEMBER Edmonton Proper: November 2015 ALL IS BRIGHT • High Street, 124 Street, between 102 & 108 Avenue • Nov 21 • 3 pm – 8 pm • Illumination, winter activities, and live entertainment staged in the High Street and 124 Street areas • allisbright124.ca
ALBIE SACHS
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CARROT CHRISTMAS ARTS BAZAAR • Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse, 9351 – 118 Avenue • Nov 27, 7 pm - 9 pm; Nov 28, 10 am – 4 pm • Be distinctive, buy original, support local. Find great original gifts for those "hard to shop for" loved ones • thecarrot.ca CELEBRATION OF SMALLS • Knox Church, 8403 – 104 Street • Nov 14 • 10 am – 7 pm • Come explore handmade items and vintages in a market of local artisans who excel at their crafts. All items are priced under $150. Free to attend, family friendly. EDMONTON POTTERS GUILD 63RD ANNUAL POTTERY SHOW AND SALE • Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210 – 118 Avenue • Nov 14 • 10 am – 3 pm • Free admission • Edmonton Potters Guild is one of the oldest and largest art guilds in Alberta, and the annual sale is for its operating costs and future home, where it can offer more services to its members and the community. • edmontonpot tersguild.word press.com INDIE HANDMADE 2015 • The Enjoy Centre, 101 Riel Drive, St Albert • Nov 20, 10 am – 9 pm; Nov 21, 10 am – 6 pm; Nov 22, 10 am – 5 pm • $5 (general), free (children 12 and under) • For three days only, the Enjoy Centre will be transformed into a magical marketplace home to over 110 of Canadian artists, artisans and designers • indiehandmade.ca
HARNESS RACING • Northlands Park, 7410 Borden Park Road • Nov 20, 21, 27, 28 • 6:30 pm • The action doesn't stop just because it's cold outside! Drinks, dinner, harness racing, casino—it's a perfect winter's night out! From the middle of November to the end of December, Northlands hosts harness racing, where the best standardbred horses pull skilled drivers in sulkies for a full mile. • nor thlandspark.ca /racing/harness KEVIN HART "WHAT NOW?" TOUR • Rexall Place • Nov 22 • 6 pm • $125+ • ticketmaster.ca MAKE IT EDMONTON • Northlands Expo Centre, 7515 - 118 Avenue • Nov 26 – 29 • $7 • Make It is the largest event of its kind in Western Canada. It is an upbeat experience that gives shoppers the opportunity to buy directly from Canada's top artists, crafters and designers • makeitshow.ca MEC SNOWFEST • Mountain Equipment Co-op, 12328 – 102 Avenue • Nov 1 • Check out the latest snow sports gear, attend a clinic and find deals at the MEC Snow Swap. Prizes, hot chocolate, popcorn and more • mec.ca METAL REFINERY: LATE-NIGHT ART PARTY • Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Nov 28 • 9 pm – 2 am • $45 (general), $39 (AGA members) • 18+ • Inspired by Fritz Lang's classic 1927 science fiction film Metropolis and the AGA's upcoming exhibition Living Building Thinking: Art and Expressionism, Metal is Your AGA's next instalment of its popular Refinery art party. The bold, artistic style of German Expressionism fuses with 1980s German heavy-metal music and metal-inspired visuals to create a dark new world that pays homage to both rock 'n' roll and the Expressionist movement. Break out your best metal-inspired fashion • youraga. ca • 780.422.6223 NAUGHTY BUT NICE SHOW • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515 – 118 Avenue • Nov 19 – 22 • $20 • 18+ only. The Taboo Naughty
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but Nice Sex Show provides an upscale adult playground dedicated to enhancing lifestyles, encouraging romance, personal betterment and all things taboo. Enjoy entertainment, provocative and educational seminars, unique shopping, fashion shows and live demonstrations. . • tabooshow.com/Taboo-Edmonton NORTH OF LIPSKY MOVEMBER GALA • Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Nov 14 • 7 pm • $93.78 • During the month of November, North of Lipsky's members will once again be raising funds in support of Movember Canada. Movember strives to have an everlasting impact on the face of men's health by supporting prostate and testicular cancer and mental health. The funds are allocated to the following areas within Canada: awareness, education and research, staying mentally healthy, living with and beyond cancer, and living with and beyond mental illness. • facebook. com/events/1698441627042625/ RAVE ON! THE BUDDY HOLLY EXPERIENCE • Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Road, Spruce Grove • Nov 21 • 2 pm & 7:30 pm • $40 adults; $35 students & seniors • This electrifying, high-energy, rock 'n' roll extravaganza features Buddy Holly interpreter, Billy McGuigan as he pays homage to rockers Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper • horizonstage.com • 780.962.8995 RIBBON ROUGE #8 • ATB Art Barns, 10330 84 Avenue • Nov 28 • 6 pm –10 pm • $150 (plus service fee) • $100 tax receipts are available with each seat purchase. A night of fashion, fine art and music since 2006. Ribbon Rouge is a showcase of inspired art in support of a worthy cause. Now in its ninth year, Ribbon Rouge has raised and donated over $32 000 to HIV relief though HIV Edmonton, the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the Joint United Nations AIDS program. • ribbonrouge.com
ROYAL BISON ART & CRAFT FAIR • 8426 Gateway Blvd • Nov 27 – 29; Fri, 5 – 9 pm, Sat, 10 am – 5 pm, Sun, 10 am – 4 pm • $3 • The Royal Bison is an Edmonton-based, twice-a-year festival of the best and quirkiest art, craft and design this city has to offer. While its roots are local, the event thas expanded to feature vendors from across Canada. • royalbison.ca SANTA'S LITTLE HELPERS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA • Marriot Hotel River Cree Resort and Casino • Nov 15 • 10 am – 5 pm • $2 • Over 140 local vendors on display for your shopping convenience: home decor, jewelry, accessories, baby and children's items, gourmet food, bath and beauty products and more. SHINE: LIFESTYLE AND YOGA FESTIVAL • Enjoy Centre, 101 Riel Drive, St Albert • Nov 14 and 15 • $100 (weekend pass), $60 (Sat or Sun pass) • The Shine Festival offers two days packed with classes, workshops and talks on the themes of yoga, self-development, creativity, health and wellness and practices for expanding thought and possibility. Visit the website for full schedule. • shinefestival.com SIP AND LEARN AT THE ZOO • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • Nov 20 • Are all owls nocturnal? Can owls turn their heads around fully? Sip some wine, snack on appetizers and listen to a guest speaker • valleyzoo.ca SIP AND SHOP LADIES NIGHT • Southwood Community League, 1880 37 Street • Nov 14 • 6 pm – 9 pm • Free • Enjoy some wine and some snacks as you shop with our 40 vendors. Get the ultimate shopping experience. And yes, husbands are welcome! SNOW VALLEY OPENING DAY • Snow Valley Ski Club, 13204 - 45 Avenue • Nov 14 (tentative) • Snow Valley Ski Club launches into its 62nd season. • snowvalley.ca THE VIXENS OF VINTAGE HOLIDAY MARKET • Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre, 10440 - 108 Avenue • Nov 21 and 22, 10 am – 4 pm • $3 • All things vintage-inspired, or anything with an old-school panache, public market • facebook.com/ events/1617990975102657/ WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • Nov 8 • 9:30 am – 4:30 pm • A one-day wildlife photography workshop where you will be surrounded by exotic animals and outdoor photographic opportunities • valleyzoo.ca WINTERFEST • Snow Valley Ski Club, 13204 45 Ave • Nov 28 – 30 • A weekend to kick off winter in a winter city. Refreshments, activities, games and more. • snowvalley.ca
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November 2015 ALL IS BRIGHT FESTIVAL • 124 Street • Nov 21 • Free • Lose yourself in the sizzle of fire dancers, warm up your vocals with some caroling, find yourself chillin' with the ice sculptures, or join a stone cold game of street hockey. With indoor and outdoor live music, food trucks, street performers, patio parties, Santa, sleigh rides, and more…this Saturday is ice-packed full of activities that are sure to light up your life. You don't want to miss this scorcher of a street party in one of Edmonton's coolest neighbourhoods. • allisbright124.ca ANIMAL PHOTO SAFARI • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • Nov 15 • 9:30 am – 11:30 am • A tour of the Edmonton Valley Zoo, filled with many photo opportunities and a chance to go behind the scenes • valleyzoo.ca CARROT BOARD GAMES NIGHT • The Carrot, 9351- 118 Avenue • Nov 24 • 7 pm – 9 pm • All ages welcome. An evening of lattes, laughs and board games. Bring your favourite board games to share or choose one from the Carrot's collection.
The kids will enjoy the day, Children’s Activity Area. Photos with Santa. Sleigh Rides.
Carol Singers. Food Trucks. Live Entertainment. Outdoor Patios.
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DBA CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE HOLIDAY LIGHT-UP • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Nov 14 • 4 pm – 7 pm • Kick off the holiday season with family entertainment, a visit from Santa, lighting of the giant Christmas tree, and a fireworks show • edmontondowntown.com FESTIVAL OF TREES • 4701 91 Ave • Nov 26 – 29 • $10 (adults); $5 (youth/senior); $2 (child 2-12); free (children under 2) • When you buy a ticket to the Festival of Trees, you're supporting the life-saving care provided to patients at the University of Alberta Hospital, the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute and the Kaye Edmonton Clinic every day • universityhospitalfoundation.ab.ca GRAPHIC ARTS CONVENTION • Stony Plain Public Library, #112, 4613 – 52 Avenue • Nov 13 • 7 pm – 9:30 pm • $5 (general), free (children 12 and under) • Featuring Bioware and Happy Harbor Comics • stonyplainlibrary.org
You will enjoy the night. Late Night Dance Party. Light Up Ice Sculptures. Light Dancers.
Fire Dancers. Patio Parties. Beverage Gardens. Live Music.
LET'S GET READY FOR WINTER • John Janzen Nature Centre, 7000 - 143 St • Nov 24 • 9:30 am – 11 am • Dance like snowflakes, hop like rabbits, make a winter-themed craft, and search for signs of winter animals. Ages one to four and parents. Must pre-register through 311 • edmonton.ca/johnjanzen SANTA'S PARADE OF LIGHTS • Downtown • Nov 21 • 4:30 pm • A magical event where every entry is lit to twinkle in the dark. Free fun for the whole family • edmontonsantaparade. com SHOW YOUR SPOTS • Edmonton Valley Zoo,13315 Buena Vista Road • Nov 1 • 12 pm – 4 pm • The zoo is home to mountain species: snow leopards, lynx, and takin. Free photo booth, crafts to make and take home and airbrushed tattoos • valleyzoo.ca
Saturday, November 21 | 3 pm - Late 125 Street and 102 Avenue Official ‘Light-Up the Night’ Ceremony is at 6:30 pm on the Main Stage in High Street. www.124street.ca/all-is-bright
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nadian vocalists and the Richard Eaton Singers in the annual presentation of Handel's beloved oratorio. • winspearcentre.com • 780.428.1414
DECEMBER Edmonton Proper: December 2015 AN NOLLAIG: AN IRISH CHRISTMAS WITH EILEEN IVERS • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Dec 1 • 7:30 pm • $24 – $59 • Following her appearance in the Robbins Pops series in March 2014, American fiddle champion Eileen Ivers returns for a special concert. Recalling the roaring hearths and laughter that are part and parcel of Christmas in Irish families, she interweaves age-old Wren Day songs, beloved North American carols, and even a jigging Bach in An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas. • winspearcentre.com • 780.428.1414 CELEBRATE THE SEASON • Alberta Legisture Grounds • month-long event • Light-up begins with a choir performance in the rotunda and the Premier's ceremonial lighting of the outdoor lights. Choir performances
most noon hours and evenings. • assembly.ab.ca
modern hits. • horizonstage.com • 780.962.8995
A CHRISTMAS CAROL • Shoctor Theatre, the Citadel, 9828 101A Avenue • Nov 29 – Dec 23 • Now in its 16th consecutive season, this adaptation of the Dickens classic is a favourite holiday tradition for thousands of Edmonton families. • citadeltheatre.com • 780.425.1820
DAVID SEDARIS' SANTALAND DIARIES • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 - 118 Avenue • Dec 10 – 21 • 7:30 pm • An adults-only play about the life of a Santaland department store elf and other wildly inappropriate North Pole personalities. • yuhleave.ca
CHRISTMAS CLASSICS • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Dec 17 • 8 pm • $24 – $79 • So much Christmas music is regarded as classic, it's easy to overlook all the great classics inspired by the season. Robert Bernhardt sets things right with music by Tchaikovsky, Handel, Vaughan Williams and more, joined by mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta, baritone John Brancy, and the Kokopelli and Òran choruses. • winspearcentre.com • 780.428.1414
FROSTIVAL: CHURCH STREET CONCERT • Studio 96, 10900 96 Street • Dec 18 • 7 pm – 10 pm • Come for an old-fashioned evening of carols and great music. • mccauleycl.com
CHRISTMAS WITH RIVER CITY BIG BAND • Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Road, Spruce Grove • Dec 19 • 7:30 pm • $35 adults, $30 students & seniors • Edmonton's River City Big Band performs everything from classics to
HANDEL'S MESSIAH • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Dec 4 and 5 • 7:30 pm • $24 – $75 • Esteemed British conductor Christopher WarrenGreen makes his ESO debut leading a quartet of talented Ca-
FROSTIVAL: HOT CHESTNUT ROASTING • Italian Grocery Centre, 10878 - 95 Street • Sat & Sun in December until Christmas; 11 am – 2 pm • Come and try a taste of winter at the Italian Grocery Centre with hot chestnut roasting. • mccauleycl.com
HARNESS RACING • Northlands Park, 7410 Borden Park Road • Dec 4, 11, 12, 18, 19, 31; Dec 26 & 27 (1 pm) • 6:30 pm • The action doesn't stop just because it's cold outside! Drinks, dinner, harness racing, casino— it's a perfect winter's night out! From the middle of November to the end of December, Northlands hosts harness racing, where the best standardbred horses pull skilled drivers in sulkies for a full mile. • northlandspark.ca/racing/ harness JINGLE JAMMIN' CHRISTMAS CAROLING • Meet at Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse, 9351 - 118 Avenue • Dec 18 • 6 pm (dinner); 7 pm (caroling) • Meet at the Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse for chili (veggie or meat), and dress for the weather. Bring lanterns and flashlights. • thecarrot.ca LUMINARIA • Devonian Botanic Garden, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • Dec 5 and 6 • 5 pm – 9 pm • Thousands of candles light the paths of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden. In addition to a stroll through the candle-lit pathways, visitors can sip hot apple cider beside the bonfires, enjoy the seasonal sounds of strolling a capella singers and catch a glimpse of the magical "snow sprites" and glittering ice sculptures. A special Memory Lane will be available for visitors who would like to light a candle in memory of a loved one. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own mug for cider, to help reduce waste. • devonian.ualberta.ca • 780.987.3054 NEW YEAR'S EVE "GATSBY" GALA • The Empire Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, 10065 – 100 Street • Dec 31, 6:30 pm • $191.50 (plus service fees) • 18+ • Dress in period costume and dance the night away to a big band in the theme of the roaring '20s and dirty '30s. Ticket price includes a five-course dinner, one glass of sparkling wine to start the evening and one to ring in the new year. Party favours, photo booth and entertainment. Entertainment is provided by the "Don Berner's Band" (dance classes provided in advance of the event). • fairmont.com/macdonald-edmonton/ NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA • Fantasyland Hotel, 17700 – 87 Avenue • Dec 31• 7 pm • $160 • A spectacular evening of food, fun and entertainment in support of the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation. • clubzone.com/ events/2016-edmonton-international-nye-gala/ THE NUTCRACKER • Alberta Ballet • Dec 10, 7 pm; Dec 11, 7 pm; Dec 12, 1 pm and 6 pm; Dec 13, 1 pm and 6 pm • Edmund Stripe's multimillion-dollar vision
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of the tale of Klara and her Nutcracker Prince continues to dazzle audiences across the country. Sugarplum Parties with pre-show activities for young and old alike. • albertaballet.com • 780.428.6839 NYE WITH KENNY SHIELDS & STREETHEART • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • Dec 31 • 8:30 pm • $83.95 • Ring in the New Year with Kenny Shields and Streetheart in the Century Showroom. • clubzone.com/events/nyewith-kenny-shields-streetheart/ A QUARTETTE CHRISTMAS • Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Road, Spruce Grove • Dec 5 • 2 pm and 7:30 pm • $40 adults, $35 students and seniors • Performing together since 1993, Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick and Sylvia Tyson's voices blend together for traditional holiday favourites and their own original country Christmas songs • horizonstage.com • 780.962.8995 RAM: A MOVING TRIBUTE • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845 102 Avenue • Dec 7 • 7 pm • $50 • 18+ event. The very last night at the Royal Alberta Museum before it closes its doors to prepare for its move downtown. Enjoy a bubbly reception, delicious Alberta food, music, pop-up experts and entertainers, a few surprises and more. There will be a cash bar on site. • framsociety.ca ROYAL BISON ART & CRAFT FAIR • 8426 Gateway Blvd • Dec 4 – 6; Fri: 5 – 9 pm, Sat: 10 am – 5 pm, Sun: 10 am – 4 pm • $3 • The Royal Bison is an Edmontonbased, twice-a-year festival of the best and quirkiest art, craft and design this city has to offer. While its roots are local, the event thas expanded to feature vendors from across Canada. • royalbison.ca SINGING CHRISTMAS TREE • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 – 87 Ave • Dec 17– 20 • Now in its 46th year, The Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree is an annual holiday tradition. It is the only Christmas spectacular in Edmonton that donates all proceeds to local charities, organizations and children in need through gifts, food and music education. • edmontonsingingchristmastree.com • 780.487.8733 SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Dec 14 • 8 pm • $41 – $51 • Soweto Gospel Choir was formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African gospel music. The 24-strong choir, under the direction of Beverly Bryer, draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto. The choir is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world. • winspearcentre.com • 780.428.1414 TYLER LOS-JONES • Manning Hall, Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Dec 13 • 2 pm • Free • Curator Kristy
Trinier will be talking with Tyler Los-Jones about his work A panorama protects its view. The large-scale photographic artwork was created as a part of the 2015 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art and has been visible in Manning Hall since January 23, 2015. • youraga.ca UNSILENT NIGHT • Avenue Community League, 9210 - 118 Avenue • Dec 20 • 4:15 pm • Get out your CD, tape, or MP3 boombox, bundle up, and come out Phil Kline's 45-minute interactive surroundsound walk-through the Alberta Avenue community. Free, and all ages are welcome. Check out the website or Facebook page to download the MP3s and for more info. • yuleave.ca YULE AVE: A MERRY CHRISTMAS • Avenue Community League, 9210 – 118 Avenue • Dec 18 – 20 • Free concert, feast and lighting the Giving Tree. Winter clothing donations accepted and given. Decoration creation station, Santa's Northlands Village and sleigh rides. • yuleave.ca
Edmonton Kid-Friendly: December 2015 CANDY CANE LANE • 148 Street, between 92 & 100 Avenue • Dec 12 – Jan 2 • 5 pm – 11 pm • Walk, take a sleigh ride, enjoy lights and decorations, and bring a donation for the Food Bank. • candycanelane.trav-graphics.com
HORSE DRAWN SLEIGH SHUTTLE • Old Strathcona; five pick-up locations throughout the area • Saturdays in Dec until Christmas. • Horse-drawn sleigh rides. • oldstrathcona.ca MARY POPPINS • Festival Place, Sherwood Park • Dec 17 – 30 • The iconic book and movie blend into a musical treat that will delight theatre goers of all ages. Jane and Michael Banks have driven away just about every nanny that comes to the door, until Mary Poppins flies in. Along with the lovable chimney sweep Burt, she helps the Banks family find love and value in one another. • festivalplace.ab.ca • 780.449.3378
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NEW YEAR'S EVE • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Dec 31 • This fun-filled family event will include live entertainment, crafts, ice skating, fireworks and much more. • edmonton.ca/newyearseve WILD THINGS IN WINTER • John Janzen Nature Centre, 7000 -143 Street • Saturdays and Sundays in Dec • Experience the wonders of winter in the river valley. May include snowshoeing, winterscaping and other winter-themed activities. Call ahead for snowshoeing. • edmonton.ca/johnjanzen • 311 WINTER FUN FEST • Ottewell Community League, 5920 - 93A Avenue • Dec 12 • 11 am – 4 pm • Join in the all fun that winter offers in southeast Edmonton. Try new outdoor winter activities for the whole family: ski, slide, skate, snowshoe, sleigh rides, crafts and more • Lynn Ferguson: 780.496.5926
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS • Fort Edmonton Park • Dec 11 – 30 • 5 pm – 9 pm, weekdays; 2 pm - 6 pm, weekends; 3 pm – 7 pm, after Christmas • $18 (adult), $16 (student/senior), $13 (child), free (two and under) • Step back in time to a Christmas past. Discover how people hosted one another, what they did for recreation and more. • fortedmontonpark.ca CHRISTMAS SKI CAMP 1 • Edmonton Ski Club, 9613 – 96 Avenue • Dec 21 – 24 • Looking for something for the kids to do during the Christmas break? Ski and snowboard camps are available for ages children six years of age and older. Registration is required 24 hours prior. • edmontonskiclub.com CHRISTMAS SKI CAMP 2 • Edmonton Ski Club, 9613 - 96 Avenue • Dec 27 – 31 • Looking for something for the kids to do during the Christmas break? Ski and snowboard camps are available for ages children six years of age and older. Registration is required 24 hours prior. • edmontonskiclub.com
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHT • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • Dec 4 – 13 • Bring the whole family down and stroll through the Edmonton Valley Zoo's Entry Plaza and Wander, or the existing exhibits and experience one artistic display of light after an other. • buildingourzoo.com/events HOLIDAY MAGIC • City Hall • Dec 7 – 11 • 10 am – 2 pm • Free, but please bring a non-perishable food item for the Edmonton Food Bank • Ring in the holiday season at City Hall with delightful performances by school choirs from across Edmonton. • edmonton.ca • 311
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& 91 St • Jan 9 and 10 • Free • The Deep Freeze is a free, family event that brings together Ukrainian, Franco-Albertan, Franco-African and First Nations communities and traditions to revel in the magic and beauty of winter. • deepfreezefest.ca
JANUARY Edmonton Proper: January 2016 CARMEN • Edmonton Opera Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 – 87 Ave • Jan 30 • A dangerous combination of a sultry gypsy, a conflicted soldier and a dashing matador collide in Bizet's impassioned love story, where fate cannot be averted. Mezzosoprano Géraldine Chauvet has transfixed audiences worldwide with her portrayal of the fiery temptress, including at the Verona Arena under the baton of
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Plácido Domingo. • edmontonopera.com • 780.429.1000 MOZART, VIVALDI & THE OTHER HAYDN • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jan 13 • 7:30 pm • $24 – $59 • History has him in the shadow of his famous brother, but Michael Haydn was a skilled composer himself. A symphony by him, concerto works for violin by Mozart and Vivaldi, and Prokofiev's First Symphony, his 20th-century homage to the classical age, are all featured in this charming program featuring violinist brothers Nikki and Timothy Chooi. • winspearcentre.com
THE RUBABOO ABORIGINAL ARTS FESTIVAL • La Cite Francophone, 8627 – 91 St • Jan 27 – Feb 7 • An artistic stew of workshops and performances by professional and emerging aboriginal artists. • rubaboo.ca SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY SKI FESTIVAL • Blue Quill Community Hall, 11304 – 25 Ave • Jan 30 • 11:30 am – 3:30 pm • Celebrate cross-country skiing in the southwest communities. Ski to the festival, or try it for free with the River Valley Program Team. Free chili, hot chocolate and more.
A TASTE OF ANIMETHON 2016 • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Avenue • Jan 22 and 23 • $35 (plus service fees) • A Taste of Animethon is a winter event revolving around popular Japanese culture with a specifi c emphasis on Japanese anime. • atoa.animethon.org
Edmonton Kid-Friendly: January 2016 DEEP FREEZE: A BYZANTINE WINTER FESTIVAL • 118 Ave
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DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN? • John Janzen Nature Centre, 7000 – 143 St NW • Jan 21 • 2 pm – 3:30 pm • Winter family fun. Pre-registered program for all ages. Register through 311. • edmonton.ca/ johnjanzen HOT CHOCOLATE ON THE HILL • Charlesworth Park Hill, 59 St & 3 Ave • Jan 23 • 1 pm – 3 pm • Bring a toboggan and get riding. Hot chocolate will be provided. • ellersliecommunityleague.com ICE ON WHYTE • End of Steel Park, Gateway Boulevard & Tommy Banks Way • Jan 21 – 24 and Jan 28 – 31 • 10 am – 10 pm • The annual Ice on Whyte Festival is a family friendly outdoor winter event that features ice and snow exhibits, an interactive children's play area, the famous giant ice slide and much more. • iceonwhyte.ca TROPICAL WEEKEND • Snow Valley, 119 Street off Whitemud Drive • Jan 30 – 31 • Weather got you down? Get on up that hill! Snow Valley is pleased to announce that its annual Tropical Weekend is back. • snowvalley.ca
Jane Austen-style costume ball at the Hotel Macdonald. Live music, English country dancing, period refreshments and entertainment—all in Regency attire. Regency costume is mandatory, and costumes are available for rent starting at $25. Long white gloves for ladies and long socks for gentlemen are also available for purchase. Please message for details. • facebook.com/ regencyencounters
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February 2016 CANADIAN BIRKEBEINER SKI FESTIVAL • Cooking Lake - Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village and Elk Island National Park • Feb 12 and 13 • Grab a thermos of hot coco and come cheer on more than 2000 crosscountry skiers. Or trade in your thermos and front row seats for a set of skis and take on the Birkie yourself, with events for all levels of skiers. canadianbirkie.com • 780.430.7153 COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR • Hope Mission, 9908 - 106 Avenue • Feb 20 • The Coldest Night of the Year is a fantastically fun, family friendly walking fundraiser that raises money for the hungry, homeless and hurting in 64 communities across Canada. During last year's event in Edmonton, 359 walkers on 50 teams supported Edmonton's Hope Mission. • coldestnightoftheyear.org
FLYING CANOË VOLANT • La Cite Francophone, 8627 - 91 Street • Feb 5 and 6 • Discover French Canadian, First Nations and Métis magic through light, music and dance. A nighttime adventure. • thecityoflight.ca
Rodrigo Pederneiras, Itzik Galili and Andonis Foniadakis—and company dancers, where the full expression of each artist's identity reflects the company's celebration of the human being, its beauty and its creative force. • ardentheatre.com • 780.459.1542
THE GREAT HUMAN ODYSSEY IN CONCERT • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Feb 25 • 8 pm • $24 – $79 • An Edmonton-produced documentary on the origins of humanity and its path to the present was given life with the music of former Edmonton composer Darren Fung in a series presented on CBC's The Nature of Things. • winspearcentre.com • 780.428.1414
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 Street • Feb 4 – 13, 7:30 pm• $25 adult, $22 senior, $12 student • We all can be erratic and foolish when it comes to romance. Look no further than the Fairy Queen on a midsummer's eve, in a magical wood filled with enchantment, whimsy and mischief, when she falls head-over-heels in love with a jackass... • uab.ca/shows
HYPOTHERMIC HALF MARATHON 1 • Highlands Golf Club, 6603 Ada Boulevard • Feb 7 • The Running Room presents the Hypothermic Half. Participants receive a finisher's medal and complimentary brunch. • hypothermichalf.com
MOZART & CHOCOLATE • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Feb 28 • 2 pm • $24 – $59 • Sinfonia concertante presented by ESO musicians Virginie Gagné and Clayton Leung, while Emmanuel Ceysson solos on Glière's expressive Harp Concerto. Goulet's Symphonic Chocolates make for a sweet finish. • winspearcentre.com • 780.428.1414
LES BALLETS JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL • Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • Feb 20 • 7:30 pm • $46 adult, $35 student • This evening's repertoire includes Rouge, Mono Lisa and Kosmos, all stunning creations stemming from the exceptional chemistry between the respective choreographers—
REGENCY MIDWINTER BALL • The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, 10065 – 100 Street • Feb 27 • 5:30 pm • $80 (ball admission), $135 (admission with supper) • A
THE RUBABOO ABORIGINAL ARTS FESTIVAL • La Cite Francophone, 8627 – 91 Street • Jan 27 – Feb 7 • An artistic stew of workshops and performances by professional and emerging aboriginal artists • rubaboo.ca SEX PLEASE! WE'RE SIXTY • St Albert Theatre Troupe, Kinsmen Hall 47 Riel Drive • Feb 4 – 20 • Mrs Stancliffe's Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast has been successful for many years. Guests (nearly all women), return year after year. Her next-door neighbour, the silver-tongued Bud Davis believes that they return to spend time with him in romantic liaisons. The prim and proper Mrs Stancliffe, of course, steadfastly denies this, but really doesn't do anything to prevent it. Perhaps she reluctantly accepts the fact, that "Bud the Stud," as he calls himself, is, in fact, good for business • stalberttheatre.com • 780.222.0102
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Kid-Friendly: February 2016 DISNEY IN CONCERT: TALE AS OLD AS TIME • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Feb 13 and 14 • 2:30 pm and 7 pm • $29 – $69 • Featuring the music of Frozen, Tangled, Cinderella,
Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Princess and the Frog, Aladdin, and The Lion King, four Broadway-quality vocalists, and over 80 minutes of highresolution film clips from the original movies. • winspearcentre.com • 780.428.1414 LUNAR NEW YEAR & CHINATOWN CELEBRATION • Chinatown, 97 St between 105 & 107 Avenue • Feb 13 • noon – 3 pm • Come and celebrate the Year of the Monkey in Edmonton's Chinatown. Outdoor parade with a lion dance, firecrackers and a dragon dance. • chinatownlittleitaly.com SILVER SKATE FESTIVAL • William Hawrelak Park • Feb 12 – 21 • The festival is rooted in the Dutch tradition of a love of the outdoors and the pleasure of experiencing the cultural and esthetic beauty of winter. In recent years, the festival has exploded into an extravaganza of art, culture, recreation and sports programming • silverskatefestival.org VALENTINE'S DAY DISCO SKATE • City Hall Plaza Rink, Sir Winston Churchill Square • Feb 14 • 5 pm – 9 pm • Dance, skate, roast bannock and sip hot chocolate. Free skate and helmet use available. First-come, first-served • exploreedmonton.ca WINTERFEST • McKernan Community Centre, 11341 - 78 Avenue • Feb 14 • 1 pm – 6 pm • Children's games, snowshoeing, taffy and bannock making, marshmallow roasting, music, hot chocolate, hot dogs and other goodies • mckernancommunity.org WIZARD OF OZ • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Avenue • Feb 23 – 28 • Click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto as they journey through the magical land of Oz to meet the Wizard. • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760
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f you follow conventional gardening wisdom, Edmonton appears to have only a four-month growing season, from the guaranteed frostfree days between mid-May and mid-September. Of course, many vegetable crops extend into the shoulder seasons on either end: you can start sowing many types of cool-weather seeds (spinach, lettuce, peas) right into the ground as soon as it can be worked in the spring, while other crops are tolerant of a few light frosts in the fall
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(kale, broccoli, cabbage). With a cold frame or hoop house, however, you can extend that shoulder season even farther. Coupled with climate change and this year's mild, El Niño-driven fall, Edmonton gardeners can't complain about too short of a growing season. Think of cold frames and hoop houses like a mini microclimate that you're building into your garden. A cold frame is a piece of glass (or transparent heavy-duty plastic) that is usually enclosed in a wood
frame and placed on top of a garden bed. Hoop houses are a series of erect semi-circles covered in heavy-duty plastic sheeting, which can be either low (about a foot or two tall) or high (tall enough to stand in). Both cold frames and hoop houses create a greenhouse effect that raises the temperature of the soil underneath by several degrees, as well as protects the plants from frost and deluges of rain or snow. Many cold frames are angled to capture sunlight in the
darkening days of fall, as well as to slough off rain and snow. Horizontal cold frames work too, however, and they are certainly better than just bare soil. While commercial cold frames and hoop houses are available, they tend to be rather expensive. Making your own is fairly easy, though it does require a bit of DIY know-how to accomplish; this is your excuse to either learn a new skill or call in a favour from one of your handier friends/family members. The Internet abounds with dozens of free plans and video tutorials for homemade cold frames and hoop houses, so there are a lot of free resources available. Sourcing out the materials will be the biggest challenge, though with a bit of scrounging you should be able to find everything you need for minimal cost. Any sturdy scrap wood can be used for a cold frame, but it's worthwhile to use pressure-treated wood or stain it first to make it last a lot longer. Many cold frames are made with recycled windows, though you can really use anything so long as it's transparent and durable: old shower doors or plastic, for example. The easiest way to make hoop houses is with PVC pipe and heavy-duty plastic sheeting, which any hardware store will carry and are relatively inexpensive. Check Kijiji and keep an eye out for listings of people or contractors doing home renovations—many of them are willing to part with materials for free or cheap.
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In the fall, don't expect the plants in your cold frame or hoop house to be as lush and abundant as they were in the middle of the summer: even more than the cold, reduced sunlight hours serve to stunt plant growth. You'll probably end up with baby greens only, which is why you should plant vegetables with a shorter duration to maturity: radishes, leaf lettuces, spinach, arugula, peas (for the shoots, not the pods) and beets (for the greens, not the root). In the spring, vegetables may come in a bit spindly but will quickly start to fill out as the hours of daylight increase. Whether you're using a cold frame or hoop house, you must remember to vent. This is pretty much what it sounds like: on warm days, you have to lift the lid of a cold frame (either by propping it open with a stick or lifting it off completely), or rolling up the sides of a hoop house. If you don't, your plants will cook. The temperature differential between the outside and inside of a cold frame can be quite significant, so on any sunny day above five to 10C, you should uncover your plants during the day. Keeping a thermometer inside the cold frame or hoop house is a good idea: if it starts inching towards the high twenties, you definitely need to vent. This is more of a concern in the spring, though Edmonton has proven that our fall season can also have several days of unexpected, blissful warmth.
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ly Germany, France and the Scandinavian countries. Hot Buttered Rum Consider this the hybrid lovechild between mulled wine and a hot toddy. Hot buttered rum dates back to Colonial America in the mid-1600s, after rum was imported from the Caribbean. Traditionally, it's made from a blend of dark rum with butter, spices (usually nutmeg and/or cinnamon) and sugar. The great thing about hot buttered rum is that you can prepare the butter well ahead of time by creaming it with the spices and sugar and then stashing it in the fridge, where it will keep for weeks. To prepare the drink, you simply need to add some rum to a mug along with a tablespoon or two of the butter, then top with boiling water and stir.
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he majority of cocktails are served cold: shaken, stirred or poured over ice. Hot drinks are usually overlooked, save on dessert menus; they aren't particularly popular and may even feel a bit retro or dated. But when the temperature plunges to record lows (or you just haven't acclimatized to the recent cold snap), hot drinks can kick-start a full-body glow. Plus, they are great for the holiday season and something that most people likely aren't overly familiar with, so you'll seem like quite the cocktail connoisseur if you whip up a batch at your next cold-weather shindig.
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Hot Toddy One of the classic hot drinks is the toddy, made from a blend of honey, hot water and a spirit (usually whisky, rum or brandy). Many variations exist, incorporating additional flavouring agents like cloves, lemon slices, cinnamon and sometimes tea or heated ginger ale instead of hot water. Hot toddies are pretty strong and a classic nightcap, especially on dreary evenings. Back in
the Victorian era, hot toddies were often prescribed as medicine to relieve cold and flu symptoms. If made with some kind of citrus fruit, the vitamin C in the drink would certainly be beneficial, along with the honey for soothing sore throats. It's likely that the true relief was from the alcohol content, however—and certainly this holds true today, though take care to drink extra water so as not to dehydrate yourself and end up making things worse. Mulled Wine Mulled wine is the winter version of summer's sangria: a wine-based hot punch made with a blend of red wine, various spices (including but not limited to cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, black pepper, vanilla pods, star anise, ginger, orange and lemon) and a sweeter (white or brown sugar, molasses, honey or a sugar-free substitute). This brew is simmered slowly on the stove for about an hour before being strained and served hot. Mulled wine is a common holiday drink, and it's most popular in northern Europe, especial-
(Adult) Hot Chocolate Hot chocolate isn't just for kids after a day of skating or tobogganing: while they are sipping the plain stuff, make yourself an adult version to take the edge off. Countless boozy variations of hot chocolate exist; it could be as pedestrian as simply dumping a shot (or two or three) of your spirit of choice into the mug (Irish creams and Kahlua work well, or rum/whisky if you want something stiffer), or as fancy as something that takes a fridge full of ingredients and a half hour to prepare. Start trawling online for recipes and prepare to be inundated with all manners of gooey, decadent inspiration. Irish Coffee Possibly the most familiar hot drink that adorns dessert menus everywhere, Irish coffee is often used as a placeholder name for a range of coffee-based hot drinks, typically served after a meal. The standard recipe for Irish coffee calls for a mug of hot coffee mixed with a shot of Irish whiskey and sugar, then topped with thick cream (often whipped, nowadays). The original Irish coffee was invented in the 1940s by head chef Joe Sheridan, who prepared the first batch to warm up a group of American passengers who had just disembarked at Foynes' Port in western Ireland (now Shannon International Airport) on a frigid winter night.V
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Dark porters and rich flavours for the cold, snowy season ahead Back in your mom and dad's generation, before the days of the craftbeer revolution, they drank the same pale, fizzy lager year-round. If they were a bit more discerning, they might drink beer in the summer and switch to wine in the winter. That's just how it was. Since the resurgence of beer diversity in the past 20 years, beer consumers have had a wider range of options available to them. Tastes have evolved enough that some styles are better consumed in the summer—like weizens, blonde ales and fruit beer—while others are more appropriate for winter sipping. Some of the obvious styles for winter drinking inEdmonton_CoolWinterGuide_Ad_PRINT.pdf 1 2015-07-29 10:00 AM clude big, hearty stouts and porter, alcohol-heavy barley wines and the
ironically named wee heavy. Of course there is space for all styles at any time of year, but dark, malty beers just seem to fit better with cold, snowy nights. Fullerbodied beers can be a bit too heavy for the deck, but seem to warm our insides when it's minus 20 outside. So feel free to reach for that stout or porter: you will be immensely satisfied. However, if you are a bit bored by the usual winter beers—or those beers just aren't your thing— allow me to offer some unexpected suggestions for winter beer. These are choices that might not first come to mind when you're sipping around the fireplace, but I believe they can be as equally satisfying as the old standbys. Fruit beer is the single biggestselling craft style in Alberta. Clearly, a lot of people enjoy the fresh taste of beer fused with blueberry, apricot, grapefruit and other fruit flavours. Almost as a rule, the base beer to display the fruit is light and rather unassuming, which means they are not the best fit for the dark days of winter. Thankfully, there are a few breweries that break the mold and add fruit to a darker beer. Not every type of fruit can work in
a dark beer; raspberries and apricots tend to just disappear in a fuller beer, but a darker, more flavourful fruit can offer a nice contrast to the beer's chocolate and roasted malt. One longstanding example is Cannery Brewing's Blackberry Porter. Blackberries are quite a bit more assertive than other berries and therefore hold up nicely in a nutty, chocolatey porter. Another example of this style is Wildrose Brewing's annual winter release, Cherry Porter, which is made with sour cherries. (This will be released on the market on November 1.) Fear not, lager fans, for you can get a more wintery version of that clean, crisp, refreshing taste: dark lagers offer a light body and a clean, crisp finish, but they add a bit of caramel, chocolate and dark malts to create a second dimension to the flavour. Given its accessibility, dark lagers are surprisingly rare in Alberta. However, Paddock Wood's Black Cat Lager offers a great example of the classic German schwarzbier style. For the last few years, India Pale Ale (IPA) has been the "it" beer. An increasing number of beer drinkers are becoming certified hopheads,
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looking for that intense bitterness and hop flavour that IPAs offer. But what is a hophead to do in the winter? Those big, citrusy IPAs may not fit well with a winter palate. Well, you don't have to give up your lupulin (the key ingredient in hops) when you pull out your parka. Thanks to the relatively new style of Cascadian Dark Ale (called Black IPA by some who don't have a problem with oxymorons), hopheads can get their bitter fix over the winter. Cascadians are darker ales, usually similar to a brown ale, but with the hopping level of a standard IPA— marrying the best of both worlds. I find the bigger malt base actually balances the hops nicely, making a more drinkable beer that might appeal to non-hopheads. Good examples available in Edmonton include Hopworks Secession Cascadian Ale and Flying Monkeys Netherworld. There is more than one way to fit your beer preferences into a winter context. Just go a bit darker, a bit fuller and you are on your way. V Jason Foster is the creator of onbeer.org, a website devoted to news and views on beer from the prairies and beyond.
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Figgy Pudding Everyone has heard this item referenced in the "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" carol, but what in the world is it? Figgy pudding— also known as Christmas pudding or plum pudding—dates back to 16th-century England. It likely derives from other savoury puddings like custard tarts or figge (a potage of mashed figs thickened with bread). Figgy pudding can be baked, steamed in the oven, boiled or fried.
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Cinnamon Buns In Sweden, the cinnamon bun is called kanelbullar, and they sure love this sweet pastry treat there: on average, the Swedes consume 148 766 006 kg of cinnamon annually—that's 316 cinnamon buns per person, or almost one every day. Butternut Squash Soup Australians call butternut squash a butternut pumpkin. No matter what you call it, this gourd can last over three months when stored properly, making it a perfect choice to whip up on cold winter nights.
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Rice Pudding Rice puddings are found around the world. The recipe varies depending on the country, though a typical one calls for rice with water or milk and spices. Latin American countries call it arroz con leche (rice with milk); Middle Eastern countries call it moghli, muhalibiyya or pudding orez and typically add rosewater to the recipe; Scandinavian countries serve rice pudding as part of their Christmas tradition and call it julegröt/julegrøt/julegrød/joulupuuro (Yule porridge); in the Philippines they mix chocolate into the rice pudding and call it tsamporado.
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Pie Under the reign of Oliver Cromwell in the mid-1600s, eating pie was banned (along with many other foods and activities) at Christmas in order to combat gluttony and supposed pagan forms of pleasure. As a result, holiday pie-eating and making went underground for 16 years until the ban was lifted in 1660.
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Maple Syrup There's a lot of fake maple syrup out there: many types of syrup are called maple but are actually an inexpensive substitute made from high-fructose corn syrup, cellulose gum, caramel colouring and fake maple flavouring. As the term "maple syrup" is protected by law, legally these imitators have to bottle their product as "original," "breakfast" or "pancake" syrup.V
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EDMONTON All -Winter Events DICK LAURIN'S HAY AND SLEIGH RIDES • 530048 Range Road 183 • $130 plus $60 booking free (intimate ride for two) • Year-round horse-drawn hay and sleigh rides able to accommodate varioussized groups, with the capability of taking small numbers (an intimate ride for two) as well as groups of up to 100 people (mixed adults and children). Each ride is one hour following a set route through trees and open field. There are regular breaks that also include scheduled activities. • hayandsleighrides.ca • 780.464.0234 FRONT YARDS IN BLOOM: WINTERSCAPES • Edmonton-wide • Jan 11 – Feb 21, 2016 • Play with winter in your yard, school or building. Create a winter wonderland with lights, plant or ice. • edmonton.ca/winterscapes HARNESS RACING • Northlands Park, 7410 Borden Park Road • Nov – Jan; Check website for full racing schedule • The action doesn't stop just because it's cold outside. Drinks, dinner, harness racing, the casino— it's a perfect winter's night out. From the middle of November to the end of December, Northlands hosts harness racing, where the best standardbred horses pull skilled drivers in sulkies for a full mile. • northlandspark.ca/racing/harness • 780.471.8174 HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGH SHUTTLE • Old Strathcona; five pick-up locations throughout the area • Saturdays in December until Christmas • oldstrathcona.ca
SIP & SLIDE SUNDAYS • Tobaggan hills around Edmonton • Every Sunday in February • Grab your toboggan, head to the hills and sip a free hot chocolate courtesy of the City of Edmonton. Check website for times and locations. • exploreedmonton.ca SWING 'N SKATE SUNDAY AT CITY HALL • City Hall & Churchill Square, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Every Sunday in January and February • 1 pm – 4 pm • Free • Enjoy the sounds of live swing, jazz and big-band music and even try your hand (and feet) at some free swing-dance lessons by the Sugar Swing Dance Club. If you're someone who prefers your tunes over ice, lace up and glide to the music outside on the city hall plaza rink (you even get free skate rentals). • exploreedmonton.com/festivalsand-events/swing-n-skate-sundays SNOWSHOE THROUGH TIME • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 Street • Jan 1 – Feb 29, 2016 • Let Fort Edmonton Park's interpreters guide you back in time while you snowshoe by moonlight along Edmonton's awesome River Valley loop. You'll be following the tracks of voyageurs in centuries past and exploring the 1846 Fort to discover what an early settler's life was all about • fortedmontonpark.ca • 780.442.5311 SNOWSHOEING WILDLIFE TOUR • Elk Island National Park • November – March (tentative dates, depending on snowfall) • 12:30 pm (about four hours in length) • $175 (single guest), $120 (2 to 3 guests) • The rolling snow-covered landscape provides the perfect terrain, and you may see some wildlife, including bison, elk, deer and moose. Located just a short distance from Edmonton, Elk Island National Park offers the chance to experience snowshoeing for the first time or to discover your new favourite place to snowshoe. • elkislandwildlife.ca/Snowshoeing.htm • 780.405.4880 (Guide: Wayne L Millar)
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out all the savoury and sweet stops with unique three-course meals. Dishes will feature local producers and craft food artisans whenever possible. • banfflakelouise.com
ICE MAGIC FESTIVAL •
Jan 15 – 24, 2016 • $10 (adult), $5 (child/senior), $25 (family) • At this world-class event with over 20 years under its belt, you will experience the incredible talent of international ice carvers as they delicately balance gruelling physical labour with precision artistry in a 34-hour International Ice Carving Competition. • banfflakelouise.com
SNOWDAYS • Various venues
in Banff • Jan 15 – Feb 7, 2016 •
WINTERSTART IN THE SQUARE • Banff Avenue Square
• Nov 29 – Dec 20 (4 pm – 7 pm; Saturdays only) • Let your kids be entertained in the Kids Zone trying their hands at ice carving or Christmas crafts. Take a picture with some local mascots or Santa. Kick back and be entertained with live local bands, and warm your fingers and your toes while you roast marshmallows and sip hot chocolate. A fun-filled family celebration of all things winter. • banfflakelouise.com
All Winter BANFF SLEIGH RIDES •
Warner Stables, 132 Banff nue, Banff • $32 (adult 13 and up); $27 (child 4 – 12); free (infant)
NOV 12, 2015 – FEB 29, 2016
• December to March • Join us on a sleigh ride with your family, friends or loved ones. Relax and take in the breathtaking views and sparkling winter air of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The sleigh ride will take you through the Bow River Valley showing you the remote areas around Banff, western style. • horseback.com • 403.762.4551
GROTTO CANYON ICEWALK • $66 (adult), $40 (child
8 – 12) • Departure times: 8:30 am, 1:30 pm; Duration: four hours • Walk on a frozen creek into Grotto Canyon, past unusual rock formations, ancient First Nations rock art and icefalls. The history of the rock art and the geology of the mountains are at your fingertips as the guides explain their mystery. • banfftours.com • 403.760.5007
JOHNSTON CANYON ICEWALK • $66 (adult), $40 (child
8 – 12) • Departure times: 8:30 am, 1:30 pm; Duration: four hours • Icecleats that strap on over your winter shoes are provided, which make walking on the sometimes icy trail simple. Hike on steel walkways built into the canyon walls that give an airy view of the gorge below. Travel through prime wildlife habitat on your way to the trail head and learn the clues to how Johnston Canyon was formed. This popular walk will lead you past the lower falls to the breathtaking, famous upper icefalls. • Evening walks available. • banfftours.com • 1.877.565.9372
KICKING HORSE FULL DAY SNOWMOBILING • $249 (driver: 16
and up); $125 (adult passenger, 14 and up); $80 (child passenger, 8 –13) • Departs at 8:30 am • You will be guided through spectacular scenery and given the opportunity to play in the powder. Each guest will operate their own snowmobile as they follow trails through the forest to a trapper's cabin for a delicious hot lunch. The journey will take you on winding trails along the edge of a valley to areas just above treeline. • banfftours.com • 403.760.5007
KINGMIK DOG SLED TOURS •
Unesco Heritage Site, 16430 Hwy 1A, Lake Louise • Tours run every day except Thursdays • The only dogsledding in Banff National Park. Tours are offered in beautiful Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada’s World Unesco Heritage Site. For a treasured lifetime memory, come mushing with happy and hard-working Alaskan huskies. Visit website for tour information • kingmikdogsledtours.com • 403.763.7789
PARADISE BASIN FULL DAY SNOWMOBILE TOUR • $289 (driver:
16 and up); $135 (adult passenger 14 and up); $99 (child passenger 8 –13) • Departs at 7:30 am • Ride your snowmobile through the forest and up to the Paradise Basin to 8000 feet and visit the remnants of an early 1900s silver-mining town. The open powder bowl above the treeline offers a fantastic chance to play in the deep snow. Your hearty lunch inside a cozy log cabin will give you the energy for more sledding action and the return to the mountain base! • banfftours.com • 403.760.5007
WOLFDOG SANCTUARY • Range
Road 53 on the 1A Highway, 60 mins from Banff • $39 • Departure times: 10:30 am, noon, 2 pm, 3:30 pm • The Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary tour provides an up-close and intimate look at wolves and wolfdogs. Gain a better understanding about wild wolves and their importance in the natural environment while also seeing first-hand wolf behaviour through the wolfdogs at the sanctuary • banfftours.com • 1.877.565.9372
Calgary Festivals + Events BLOCK HEATER: A WINTER MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA
• Various locations in Calgary • Feb 12 – 14, 2016 • There's a new music festival in Calgary over the Family Day long weekend. More than 20 artists will perform at Festival Hall, the Lantern Church and Ironwood over the course of three days. This winter roots festival hosts local, national and international artists. Check website for full lineup. • calgaryfolkfest.com/concerts-and-events/ block-heater/
CALGARY EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL • Globe Cinema, 617 - 8 Av-
enue, SW • Nov 12 – 15 • This festival dedicated to movies from the "old continent" is in its fourth year. This year, the festival has expanded to four days and features films from 12 European countries, including France, Germany, Poland, Serbia and others. All films are screened in their original language with English subtitles. • calgaryeuropeanfilmfestival.ca
CALGARY MIDWINTER BLUESFEST • Shaw Millennium Park, 1220 - 9
Avenue, SW • Feb 22 – 28 • A blues festival held in the middle of winter. Check the website for full lineup and ticket prices. • calgarybluesfest.com
CHARLIE BROWN'S CHRISTMAS FEATURING JERRY GRANELLI'S TRIO • Central United Church, 131 - 7
Avenue, SW • Nov 28 • 1 pm • $15 in advanc, $18 at the door • The score from A Charlie Brown Christmas can evoke seasonal feelings in anyone, even if they haven't seen the timeless film. Hear the original score performed live by renowned drummer Jerry Granelli (he's the only surviving member of the Vince Guaraldi Trio), who wrote and performed the soundtrack. Granelli is joined by Simon Fisk, Chris Gestrin and a local children's choir. • festivalhallcalgary.com
CHRISTMAS AT THE OPERA •
Arrata Opera Centre, 1315 - 7 Street, SW • Dec 3 – 6 • Thu, 7:30 pm; Fri, 7:30 pm; Sat, 2 pm, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm • For the second year in a row, Christmas at the Opera brings a Christmas-themed production to the Arrata Opera Centre. This year, the one-act opera The Enchanted Child is brought to life. • calgaryopera.com
THE ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN NUTCRACKER SUITE • Grace Pres-
byterian Church, 1009 – 15 Avenue, SW• Nov 28 • $35 (adults), $20 (students) • To celebrate the 100th birthday of the great jazz composer Billy Strayhorn, the Calgary Creative Arts Ensemble presents the Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker. This is a family friendly jazz reinterpretation of the Tchaikovsky classic. The concert features James Zollar, a renowned New York trumpeter and a regular feature performer all around the world. • eventbrite.ca
FEMME WAVE FEST • Various venues • Nov 26 – Nov 29 • The inaugural year of Femme Wave, a feminist festival celebrating the unique and underrepresented voices in the arts—specifically anyone who identifies as a woman. The festival aims to showcase the music, comedy, visual art and film of marginalized groups in Calgary and its surrounding areas. Featuring performances by Ghostkeeper, Sleepkit, Fist City and more. Check website for full lineup and ticket information. • femmewave.com FESTIVAL OF CRAFTS • BMO Cen-
tre, Stampede Park • Nov 26 – 29 • Thu/ Fri, 10 am – 9 pm; Sat, 10 am – 6 pm; Sun, 10 am – 5 pm • $7 • Close to 250 artisans from across Canada convene at Stampede Park to sell their handmade goods. In addition to shopping, try to be one of the lucky winners who goes home with gifts from the prize draw. • festivalofcrafts.ca
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FREESTYLE SKI WORLD CUP •
Canada Olympic Park, 88 Canada Olympic Road, SW • Jan 30 • It is the last stop for freestyle athletes in the World Cup circuit, and the last chance for Canadian athletes to give all they got to qualify for the Olympics. • freestyleski.com/canada-olympic-park/
GRAVITY PLAYERS • Theatre Junc-
tion Grand, 608 – 1 Street, SW• Nov 13 – Nov 21• $41 • This dance performance is all about gravity. After all, jazz dance and gravity go hand in hand. The Gravity Players features new works by choreographers Sarisa F de Toledo, Deanne Walsh and Kimberley Cooper. Toronto choreographers Hanna Kiel and Gadfly are also adding some contemporary and urban dance to the performance. • decidedlyjazz.com
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High performance rodeo • Various locations in
Calgary • Jan 7 – 31 • The High Performance Rodeo is Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts. Encompassing theatre, music, dance, comedy and interdisciplinary art, the High Performance Rodeo is the largest event of its kind in Western Canada. For four weeks in January, local, national and international performers converge on Calgary to share many of their award-winning performances. • hprodeo.ca • 403.294.9494 (box office) / 403.294.7411 (general)
the little prince: the musical • Max Bell, Arts
and then meet Santa and his helpers when they arrive at the North Pole. Each child is given the first gift of Christmas when they arrive: a silver sleigh bell. Families are encouraged to wear their pajamas for the ride. • aspencrossing.ca
rouge: gen next gala
• Barcelona Tavern, 501 - 8 Avenue SW • Nov 14 • 7 pm • $50 • This fundraiser is James Bondthemed, so put on your best suit or flashiest cocktail dress and prepare for an evening of good food, entertainment and cocktails— and, of course, mingle with other young professionals who care about their city. Proceeds from this fundraiser support Gen Next and United Way programs that make an impact for vulnerable Calgarians. • calgaryunitedway.org
Commons, 205 - 8 Avenue, SE • Jan 19 – Feb 28 • Theatre Calgary, in association with Lamplighter Drama from London, England, presents the world premiere of The Little Prince — The Musical. Based on the well-loved book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and adapted by Nicholas Lloyd Webber and James D. Reid, The Little Prince tells the familiar story of the pilot who crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert and then meets a young prince from an asteroid. What follows is a story all about life in another world and among the stars. • theatrecalgary.com
Meadows, 18011 Spruce Meadows Way, SW • Nov 13 – 29 • $10 • Find imported gifts and handmade items that are perfect for giving to your loved ones from 200 vendors on-site. Be sure to watch the icecarving demonstrations and visit Reindeer Alley, too. • sprucemeadows.com/christmas_market.jsp
market collective
winter carnival • Fort
• Chinese Cultural Centre, 197 1 Street, SW • Nov 27 – Dec 20 • Fri, 4 pm – 9 pm; Sat, 10 am – 6 pm; Sun, 10 am – 6 pm • $5 • This independent arts and crafts market is held for three consecutive weekends during the holiday season. Each weekend provides fresh lineup of artists, musicians and food vendors. • marketcollective.ca
Nakiska world cup •
Nakiska Mountain Resort, 2 Mt Allan Drive, Kananaskis, AB • Jan 22 – 23, 2016 • The second-annual Audi FIS Nakiska Ski Cross World Cup is the first stop in the World Cup circuit. One hunred and thirty of the world's best skiers from 16 countries will be vying for the $80 000 in prize money. • alpinecanada.org/events/2012/nakiskasnowdown
Otafest aurora 2015
• SAIT Polytechnic, 1301 - 16 Avenue, NW • Nov 13 – 14 • $25 (festival admission), $65 (gala pass), $150 (VIP pass) • Otafest Aurora is a winter anime celebration featuring special programming, guests, vendors, artists and more. • otafest.com
the polar express train ride • Aspen Cross-
ing, 1 km west of Mossleigh on Hwy #24, Mossleigh• Nov 28 – Dec 24 • Departs at various times • $57.25 • Experience the Polar Express you and your family have come to love through the holiday book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. The train ride, which leaves from Aspen Crossing in Mossleigh, is set to the sounds of the film. Once the train is in motion, everyone on board is given hot chocolate and treats, they can read along with the classic story
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Spruce meadows international christmas market • Spruce
Calgary, 750 – 9 Avenue, SE • Feb 15, 2016 • Enjoy free winter fun at Fort Calgary to celebrate Family Day. Activities will include carnival games, crafts, a treasure hunt, facepainting, plays, plus plays, cartoons and movies in the theatre. Outdoor events will include winter games and maple syrup candy-making (weather-permitting). NOTE: there are no strollers allowed. • fortcalgary.com
YWCA Whywhisper gala • Telus Convention Cen-
tre, 120 - 9 Avenue, SE • Nov 19 • 6 pm • $300 • For the YWCA's fifth-annual WhyWhisper Gala, human rights activist, global humanitarian and political leader Martin Luther King III is the keynote speaker. Proceeds from the gala support the YWCA to ensure vulnerable women are able to live healthy lives. • ywcaofcalgary.com/whywhisper
All Winter nakiska • 2 Mt Allan Drive, Kananaskis • Full day $74.95 (adult), $59.95(seniors 65+), $55.95 (child 13 –17), $29.95 (child 6 –12) • The Gateway to the Canadian Rockies and the proud site of the 1988 Winter Olympics, Nakiska features some of the best cruising and carving trails in the Rockies. A great resort to learn the sport of skiing and snowboarding with wide-open runs groomed to perfection. As the closest ski resort to Calgary, it is a family favourite not only because of the short drive but also because of easy on-mountain navigation and a variety of terrain suitable for all levels. • 403.591.7777• skinakiska.com
winsport (canada olympic park) • 88 Can-
ada Olympic Road, SW • Situated 15 minutes from downtown Calgary, Canada Olympic Park (COP) is distinct from most Olympic venues in that it continues to function as a multi-purpose competition, training and recreation area designed for year-round use by both high-performance athletes and the general public. Check website for lift tickets, full list of winter activities and hours • 403.247.5452, ext 4 • winsport.ca
Jasper/ Hinton Festivals + Events hops scotch & wines 2016 • Sawridge Inn and Con-
ference Centre, 76 Connaught Drive, Jasper • Jan 23, 2016 (6 pm – 9 pm) • $39 (plus service fees) • A night for tasting tapas, wines, beer, scotch and many other libations • sawridgejasper.com
Jasper in january •
Various venues in Jasper • Jan 16 – 31, 2016 • Celebrating its 26th year, Jasper in January ofers two full weeks of all-ages events featuring a kick-off party, street festival, fireworks, Mountain Park Lodge's Chili Cook-off, dogsledding, plus great deals on places to stay and ski packages. Enjoy live music, and plenty of opportunities to hit the slopes at Marmot Basin. • jasper.travel/
winter magic festival
• Hinton, AB • Feb 9 – 22, 2016 • The festival has endless events, and guarantees fun for everyone whether they want to embrace the cold or stay inside. • festivalseekers.com/abrockies/wintermagic
All Winter glacier
skywalk • one hour south from Jasper, AB • $29.95 (adult), $14.95 (child 6 –15), free (infant) • Experience waterfalls, wildlife, fossils and more on an exciting cliff-edge walkway that leads to a platform where glass is all that separates you from a 918-foot drop. • brewster.ca • 403.762.6700
jasper train tours •
SunDog Tour Co, 414 Connaught Drive, Jasper • $99 (adults), $55 (children under 12) • Duration: 5.5 to 6 hours. Via Rail’s Skeena train will transport you along the shores of the mighty Fraser River and into British Columbia’s Robson Valley. Upon arrival in Dunster, BC (approximately three hours after your departure from Jasper), you will be greeted by your guide with a vehicle
ready for your return journey to Jasper. • sundogtours.com • 1.888.786.3641
MALIGNE CANYON ICEWALK TOUR • $65 (adult), $29
(child) • Departs 10 am, 2 pm, 7 pm • The Maligne Canyon Icewalk Tour Jasper Alberta is one of Jasper’s most popular and impressive winter adventures. Your SunDog tour guide will take you to the bottom of the Maligne Canyon— the deepest accessible canyon in Jasper National Park—where you will explore frozen waterfalls, ice caves and incredible ice formations. You will learn about Jasper’s Maligne Valley, Karst topography and the mystery of the “disappearing” Medicine Lake. • sundogtours.com • 1.888.786.3641
winter wildlife discovery tour • $65 (adult);
$40 (child) • Wintertime is the right time to spy wildlife in the the Rockies. And Jasper, home of the largest inhabitable valley in the Canadian Rockies, is the best place to do it. Lace up your hiking shoes, don your safari hat and set out with one of the park's knowledgeable guides in search of moose, elk, mountain sheep, wolves, loons, eagles and osprey—just to name a few. Don’t forget to bring your camera. • jaspervacations.com
Canmore Festivals + Events canmore winter carnival • Canmore Civic
Centre, 902 - 7 Avenue • Feb 1 – Mar 13, 2016 • The Canmore Winter Carnival is back for another year with free celebrations and events. The carnival will include the International Biathlon Union Cup Races, Xterra Triathlon and Chandra Crawford’s Fast and Female. Ski and dogsled race events will take place on a snow covered Main Street, and the public is invited to bring their cross country skis to enjoy the set ski track on Main Street. Street hockey, ice-carving, logsawing and snow-sculpting events will all take place in downtown Canmore throughout the carnival. • tourismcanmore.com/canmore-winter-carnival
tedxcanmore
• Cornerstone Theatre, 125 Kananaskis Way • Jan 29, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm • $125 • Tedx is all about ideas worth spreading, and that is what this event is all about • tedxcanmore.com
All Winter helicopter sightseeing • Canmore at the heliplex
or hotel pick up and drop off is available • $124 – $289 (adult),
nov 12, 2015 – feb 29, 2016
$62 – $144.50 (child) • Spectacular scenic flights on these helicopter tours that border Banff National Park. Helicopter tours depart from Canmore (20 min drive, transportation is available) on three scenic flight routes: Three Sisters Peaks (12 minutes), a Royal Canadian heli tour of Goat and Sundance Ranges (20 minutes), or the ultimate Mount Assiniboine heli tour to the "Matterhorn of the Canadian Rockies." (30 minutes) • banfftours.com • 1.877.565.9372
Mad dogs & englishmen sled dog expeditions • Exshaw, AB; 7 km southeast of Canmore on Trans Canada Highway 1 (Booking office and departure of tours at the Mad Dog Cafe & Market in Dead Man's Flats) • Please check website for prices; different packages available • A family owned and operated sled dog tour company offering primarily guided dog sled and skijoring tours on trails within Kananaskis Country just outside Banff National Park. • maddogsexpeditions.com/winter/ • 403.609.3670
Gull Lake All Winter ICE FISHING • Season starts Dec 11 • Daytime huts, Mon – Sun, $45 (rod and gear rental, $10); overnighter huts, Mon – Thu, $90 per person or $150 per person for two nights; Fri – Sun, $105 per person or $170 per person for two nights • Reservations only, please. Adventure Ice Fishing is an outfit that encourages friends and family to come out to beautiful Gull Lake to have a great time catching fish on a chilly winter's day. • adventureicefishing. com • 403.885.2997
Red Deer Festivals + Events kids knit (and grownups too) • Red Deer Public
Library, 4818 – 49 Street • Nov 14 • 2 pm – 3 pm • Free • Learn to knit or bring projects you are working on • rdpl.org/node/713 • 403.346.4688
simply
homemade • Radisson Hotel, 6500 67 Street • Dec 6 • 11 am – 5 pm • $7 • This event showcases local businesses and individuals product and services • zelooevents.ca • 403.889.7665
SASKATCHEWAN/B.C. Saskatchewan
Surrounding Areas 2016 POTASHCORP WINTERSHINES • Saskatoon, SK •
Jan 23 – 31 • Ice carving, carnival games, farmers' market and more • potashcorpwintershines.com
25TH ANNUAL SASKATOON SANTA CLAUS PARADE • Saskatoon, SK • Nov
15 • The Santa Claus parade is a century-old tradition in Canada with the first parade having been held in 1905. Santa Claus parades in Canada signal the start of winter fun and festive celebrations • 306.665.4833 • saskatoonsantaclausparade.com
CANADIAN CHALLENGE SLED DOG RACE • La Ronge,
Saskatchewan • Feb 22 – 27 • Canada's premier mushing event. The 19th-annual dog sled race from Prince Albert, north to La Ronge, Grandmother's Bay, Stanley Mission on the Churchill River, then back to La Ronge. The 12-dog race is a 482.8 km qualifier for the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest, while the eight-dog race now exceeds 321.9 km. • 306.763.1539 • canadianchallenge.com
CARLYLE'S DICKENS VILLAGE FESTIVAL • Carlyle, SK
• Dec 4 and 5 • Turn the holiday season into a special experience. Enjoy the only Dickens festival held in Canada with high tea, street vendors, carollers, street urchins, theatre performances, lighted parade, and carriage rides. Fezziwig's Family Pub and Warming Place provides free entertainment. A variation of the play 'A Christmas Carol' each year. Winner of the 2004 National Winter Lights Competition • 306.453.2878 • townofcarlyle. com
FESTIVAL OF TREES: CHRISTMAS ON THE SILVER SCREEN • Western De-
velopment Museum, 2610 Lorne Avenue, Saskatoon, SK • Nov 20 – 28 • $10 (adult), $9 (senior), $7 (student), $4 (child) • Celebrating
its 30th anniversary with your favourite holiday movies • festivalof-trees.com
FROSTED GARDENS • Sas-
katoon, SK • Jan 29 – Feb 19, 2016 • Mon – Fr: 6 pm – 10 pm; Sat, Sun: noon – 10 pm • Cash only. $5 (adult), $2 (child 2 – 12), free (under two) • Come and see how the Delta Bessborough Gardens have been transformed into a shimmering winter wonderland with ice carvings, children's activities, light, colour and music. Ice bar available. • 306.221.3208 • frostedgardens.org
THE HOCKEY SWEATER •
Regina, SK • Dec 6 • 3 pm • Premièring in Regina after rave reviews in Toronto and Calgary, this delightful new orchestral work is based on The Hockey Sweater, Roch Carrier’s iconic book! Inspired by his own childhood, the story tells the tale of a boy who had to wear a Maple Leafs sweater in the small, hockey-mad Quebec town where he grew up • reginasymphony.com
MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER • Conexus Arts
Centre, 200 Lakeshore Dr, Regina, SK • Nov 17 • $44.50 – $175 • Bring the whole family for the sweetest Christmas celebration of the season. Experience the exquisite artistry of world-class Russian dancers, playful puppets and the unmatched splendor of hand crafted sets and costumes. Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is the holiday tradition that brings the Christmas spirit to life! • nutcracker.com
STIRCRAZY BLUES FESTIVAL • Swift Current, SK • Feb
25 – 27, 2016 • Blenders’ StirCrazy Blues Festival is known for bringing some of North America’s greatest blues performers to Swift Current’s Lyric Theatre each February, and this year will be no different. With a wide variety of blues styles, music lovers can expect a great weekend of live entertainment. • 306.778.2686 • blendersmusic.ca
British Columbia
Surrounding Areas 7TH ANNUAL SNOWFLAKE WINE FESTIVAL •
Revelstoke, BC • Nov 28 • In its seventh year, the Snowflake Wine Festival just keeps on growing. Join some of the finest wineries in southern BC for a great evening of wine tasting, savoury appetizers, wonderful company and a great selection of items in the silent auction • 1.866.373.4754
ANNUAL PENTICTON SANTA CLAUS PARADE & CHRISTMAS LIGHT UP • Penticton, BC • Dec 5 • downtownpenticton.org
BIZARRE BAZAAR • Whis-
tler, BC • Nov 28 and 29 • Whistler's original artisan market has built a reputation of presenting unique, quality, handmade art and crafts for Whistler residents and visitors looking for one-of-a-kind treasures • 1.800.944.7853
BRIGHT STANLEY
NIGHTS IN PARK • Van-
couver, BC • Nov 26 – Jan 2 • During the holiday season, the Bright Nights Christmas Train and Stanley Park Train Plaza sparkle with three million twinkling lights • brightnights.ca
CONTACT WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL • Vancouver,
BC • Dec 26 and 27 • $150 – $175 (two-day pass) • A winter music festival touching on genres across the spectrum of cutting-edge electronic dance music. Performances by Above & Beyond, Hardwell, DJ Snake, Blau and more. Visit the website for full lineup. • contactfestival.com
CLAYOQUOT OYSTER FESTIVAL • Tofino, BC • Nov
19 – 22 • This year the Clayoquot Oyster Festival celebrates its 18th anniversary of showcasing Tofino's favourite bivalve. What began in 1997 as a one night event to
break up the winter blues and call attention to a sustainable aquaculture industry has now grown in to four days of oyster events that include a costume party, oyster farm tours, restaurant events and a gala featuring chefs competition all in the name of Clayoquot Sound's love of eating oysters and feeling good • oystergala.com
EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL • Vancouver, British Co-
lumbia • Nov 19 – 22 • A fourday celebration of art, creativity and community in all its beautiful and bizarre manifestations • 778.960.7575 • culturecrawl.ca
HERITAGE HOLIDAY AT THE FORT • Fort Langley, BC •
Dec 19 – Jan 3 • Make memories with family or out-of-town guests in the traditional holiday atmosphere of the Fort • 604.513.4777 • pc.gc.ca/fortlangley
HOME, LEISURE & OUTDOOR LIVING EXPO •
Chilliwack, BC • Jan 29 – 31, 2016 • Chilliwack's premier building renovation and decor event with over 250 exhibits. Come find the best local sources in home improvement, design services and landscaping. Meet your contractors before you hire, get ideas and discover interesting products and find inspiration for your home and garden. • 250.586.9927 • exposureeventsltd.com/chilliwack-heritage-park/
NEW YEAR'S DAY POLAR BEAR SWIM • White Rock, BC • Jan 1, 2016 • The annual Polar Bear Swim returns to White Rock beach on News Year's Day. Everyone is encouraged to come take a frigid dip in Semiahmoo Bay. • 604.536.4951 • inwhiterock.com
NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS WINTER CELEBRATION 2015 • Vancou-
ver, BC • Dec 19 and 20 • Free • This is a free, family, two-day event. There will be cultural performers from across BC, artisans with hundreds of gift ideas and more. • naiwc.ca
RUDOLPH THE REDNOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL • KELOWNA, BC • Dec 9 – 17 • $25 (adult),
NOV 12, 2015 – FEB 29, 2016
$15 (senior 65+), $10 (child 12 and under) • New Vintage Theatre proudly brings your Christmas favourite to the stage in this adaptation, complete with all of the songs and characters you love in the kitschy TV classic. • rotarycentreforthearts.com
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL •
Vancouver, BC • Feb 20 – 28, 2016 • One of the world's premier wine festivals, this event is a unique opportunity to learn about and enjoy some of the world's finest wines. The event features wine tastings and pairings, gourmet dinners and luncheons, educational seminars and culinary competitions • 604.872.6623 • vanwinefest.ca
VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL
• Victoria, BC • Feb 5 – 14, 2016 • Brighten up your February with the 10-day Victoria Film Festival, celebrating the best in local and international films. • 250.389.0444 • victoriafilmfestival.com
VIVE LES VOYAGEURS: FRENCH CANADIAN WINTER FESTIVAL • Fort Langley,
BC • Jan 23 and 24, 2016 • Experience the rich French-Canadian culture that made Fort Langley so vibrant. Taste French-Canadian food, try finger-weaving, sing a voyageur song and participate in other cultural activities. Regular admission applies; free for annual pass holders
WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL • Whistler, BC • Dec 2 – 6
• The Whistler Film Festival will celebrate its 15th edition as one of Canada's leading festivals, attracting over 10 000 attendees, including more than 550 industry insiders • 1.800.944.7853 • whistlerfilmfestival.com
YAMATO, THE DRUMMERS OF JAPAN • Van-
couver, British Columbia • Feb 6, 2016 • $25 • Described as "the U2 of Taiko drumming," the masterly YAMATO present an athletically charged, big-budget spectacle that showcases the group's remarkable strength, skill and unmistakable sound. • 877.840.0457• showoneproductions.ca/event-details-222.aspx
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ADVENTURE FEATURE // WINTER
Embracing—or escaping—the cold Assessing your options for surviving the season at hand
Pretend it's summer! Or, embrace the cold! // Venture Vancouver, Compfight
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o: it's winter. We all knew it was coming, and now it's arrived. (Or it's close, at least: I'm writing this in late October and, while chilly, there's still green grass out there. So if it isn't winter-winter by the time you read these words, well, sorry. Winter will be along soon. You can be sure of that.) For some of you, that sucks: snowfall marks a season of vitamin D lamps and huddling in warm places, making fortresses to keep out the cold (which, due to El Niño, won't really be so bad, but still). For others among you, it's like, finally: the white stuff has landed and there's oncemore a veritable wonderland out there to frolic and trudge through (which, due to El Niño, won't even be as encompassing as you'd hope, but still). Love it or hate it, it's here, and thus we humbly offer some ways to both fully embrace our inevitable winter—or escape it, if that's your
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preferred option—from within the city limits.
(mostly)
Escape: go to WEM, swim. Yes, I know, but there is a waterpark at our biggest mall and, within said waterpark, there is both a bar and a temperature that hovers around 30C. Even if you aren't one for waterslides, you can drink on the artificial shore and dream of June weather. There's also surfing lessons—you could learn to surf in the bleakest months. Embrace: go to WEM, skate. (Or skate elsewhere, too) Strapping blades to your feet and carving up some ice is one of the great Canadian legacies—our usual Winter Olympics safe bet. But how many years has it been since you did so? There's a multitude of indoor rinks around town—including at the mall! You could surf and skate on the same day, in basically the same
place!—but there's also a number of lovely city-run outdoor spaces (see page 26), including the rink at the legislature grounds, worth exploring. Escape: check out the Botanical Gardens in Muttart Conservatory When everything's blanketed in white, sometimes you just need to take in some green. For that, trudge into the Muttart's quartet of glass pyramids, just south of the river. They're more than just a vaguely illuminati-like odes to the cosmos: each contains a different year-round biome, showcasing different ecologically based flora and fauna. Three pyramids remain unchanging, but the fourth rotates through different feature displays every so often. Plus, the building's Culina Restaurant offers delicious eats, and there's a scatter of events that happen in the building throughout the year. Plants! Remember those?
Embrace: go tobogganing Yes, relive your childhood and innumerable Calvin & Hobbes comics with a sled and a hill. If you don't already have your spot staked out, you can check out page 28 of this very guide or Google "Great Canadian Tobogganing Map." Created by Edmontonian Charles Heard, it collects user-submitted hill options all around the country. Type Edmonton into the search to narrow its view down to the local limits, and, voila: a massive number of potential rides will appear before your adventure-eager eyes. Bear in mind it's user-submitted, so quality may vary—one person's sheer cliff might be another's snore-sized ride. But there's helpful notes with each location, adding lots of discussion of "jump opportunities" and "things to watch out for."
town during the bleakest of months. Follow a couple of airliners on Twitter; they'll keep you in the loop about seat sales, of which there's usually a couple over the travel-lite periods of winter (right after Christmas, for example). Go to the warm places. Do it for the rest of us.
Escape: literally just escape Do what the snowbirds do: get outta
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Embrace: take in an outdoor festival Ice on Whyte, running over the end of January (21 – 24, 28 – 31), is one of our more visible celebrations of winter: an ice-carving festival that creates a veritable garden of frozen sculptures in a heavily populated/ frequented zone. But it isn't the only one: January also contains is Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival, organized by Arts on the Ave, which turns a few blocks of Alberta Avenue into a walkable mix of art and event. Worth a winter wander.
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ADVENTURE ADVENTURE // FAT BIKES
Winter cycling
Riding a bike in winter is possible with the right equipment and maintenance
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ust because it's winter doesn't mean that bike of yours has to hibernate in the garage. Cycling in the winter is possible, and Edmontonians can look to northern European cities as an example. Oulu, Finland—deemed the friendlist winter-bike city, located 200 km below the Arctic Circle—has a thermal period similar to Edmonton's that lasts from early November to mid-April, but 53 000 of its residents (27 percent of Oulu's total population) still maintain bicycle mobility during the winter months. While it's true that devout Edmonton cyclists bike year-round, winter cycling can be done by the most casual rider. While any bike could be used in winter, it is important to use discretion as winter conditions can be harsh on it. A mountain bike will work, but a $829 Linus might not be the best choice for that winter commute. "Can you use any bike? Yes. But use a bike that you know is going to be under a lot of stress," says Mark Jung, president of Red Bike Cycling Club. "The caveat about winter is that it will deteriorate your drive chain quite quickly with sand and grit."
Once your bike of choice has been determined, some additional preparation will ease the winter ride. Changing your tires to studded ones ($69 – $179) will help get your bike through winter terrain, Jung notes. (The key to control and traction is in the front tire, so place a studded tire on the front wheel before investing in a studded rear tire.) Using a lubricant ($4.75 – $14.75)— the same kind you'd use during the summer is fine—will loosen rusted, stuck or stiff metal parts should they become frozen. Adding full fenders ($33.50 – $100) to the bike will provide protection and keep slush and mud from getting on you. LED lights and reflectors are a good option for dark days and nights, too. Finally, dress appropriately for the weather. Remember: you are exerting energy into cycling, so a puffy down jacket will make you hot and uncomfortable. Wearing layers will regulate body temperature and provide warmth. As for your outer layer, wear a wind-deterrent jacket. Headwear like a toque or balaclava is fine, just make sure the head garment fits under a helmet—safety is key during any season. If riding a summer bike still isn't
enough to get you cycling in the winter, Jung suggests giving the fat bike a try since "[a] fat bike is a proper winter bike." Fat bikes are named after their extra-large tires, which are four to five inches wide—double the size of a mountain bike's two-inch tire. The large tires allow a cyclist to ride various winter terrain by providing serious grip on the ground. The fat bike creates a sense of stability and comfort for the rider, Jung adds. "Fat bikes allow for riding on terrain that was not possible before," he explains. "If it's fresh snow, the fat bike just rides on top of it. When it's packed snow and bumpy, the fat bikes keep you stable on it." Fat bikes are a rather new concept that have seen exponential growth in the last five years. Today, almost every bike brand on the market has its own version of the fat bike in its lineup. These mass-produced bikes have also seen versions in big retail chain stores like Wal-Mart; however, Jung notes, these are entry-level versions of what is sold in speciality bike stores. Fat bikes do carry a hefty price-tag, with a starting price
of $1300, which can climb upwards of $7000. While a proper bike and maintenance is key, the most important thing to consider with winter cycling is route choice, Jungs says. "It doesn't matter if you are on a fat bike or road bike," he says. "You have to be [smart] about the route you take. It's not like summertime where you can take a shoulder. A three-lane road becomes a twolane in the wintertime." With that in mind, road bikes, mountain bikes and cruisers are better suited for shorter distances—Jung has taken his Linus on a six-minute ride downtown during snow storms. But fat bikes are best for longer commutes. If you are considering purchasing a new bike for the winter, keep the length of the commute in mind. "People winter ride in Finland, and they're not buying fat bikes [or] they're not buying spare tires," Jung
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says. "They just get on their bikes. It could be minus 20, and they just get on their bikes and go. But they're riding shorter distances. "It's the urban sprawl of North American living. Most people live far from work," Jung continues. "You live in Cameron Heights, but you work downtown. You work in the west end, but you live in Sherwood Park. ... The logistics of winter riding or summer riding is far beyond people. The inherent problem with North American commuting is that the distances are usually higher than Europeans and the rest of the world." JASMINE SALAZAR
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ADVENTURE // ICE SCULPTING
// Jessica Hong
Chip off the old block
From huge cube to frozen eagle, ice sculpting reshapes winter into art
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tephen Chung's first attempt at ice sculpture was, if nothing else, ambitious. It was 1981. He was working at the Westin and passed a fellow chef carving a sculpture out of a gleaming, frosty block. It was the first such sculpting Chung had ever seen; he was struck by its appearance. "Nice, beautiful, shiny—like a diamond," he recalls, decades later. "Better than glass or anything. It sucked me in." He asked the carver if he could learn, and when he came back a week later, a fresh block was waiting for him. The chef asked him what he wanted to carve. "I said, 'I'd like to build an eagle.'" Chung recalls. "He looked at me a little bit funny." The chef showed him the basics, how to use the tools and left him alone to work on it, popping by periodically to check in. Five hours of work brought little progress, and eventually, with only a few bird-like vagaries defined out of the block, it ended up back in a freezer, and then at the next day's buffet table. Its shape was mostly indecipherable to hungry passersby, Chung recalls. But something hooked up from those beginnings. "Since that time," he reflects, "I've loved to try and try to make it better." He has. Now, Chung carves about 50 sculptures a year, frequently
has works visible at Ice on Whyte, the Deep Freeze festival as well as often creating works for private events or offering public demonstrations when he's commissioned. He travels to a couple of worldwide competitions a year: most countries that sit in the northern climate have something like this, with a sculpting circuit spanning the Northern Hemisphere. Being seen at those sorts of competitive events, he notes, is where he pulls many of his private commissions from. Chung teaches, too—ice sculpture is part of one of NAIT's culinary classes—but it remains a part-time passion. Chung still pays the bills with chef work, though he seems content to keep sculpting as a hobby. He sculpts his works either directly on the site they'll be displayed at, or around his house: in his garage, or in the yard. Temperature of the room the sculpture will be displayed in is one of the largest factors in determining what he's capable of doing, Chung notes: in outdoor exhibitions, passing that ideal temperature of -10C isn't so difficult in the colder months. But once the temperature ticks up a few degrees—as with a sculpture placed anywhere indoors for, say, a Christmas party—the nuance quickly begins to liquefy. "If over one to two degrees [warm-
er than -10C], they'll start slowly melting. And if they're holding on room temperature, they will start to melt in half an hour," he notes. "And if the design is too small, too fine, it will be gone in the half-hour." Thus, Chung has to work with clients to ensure that those sorts of factors are taken into account. Size, too: a standard carving block of ice is 40 inches by nine inches by 20 inches, which will set you back a cool $250. If a design is too big, multiple blocks might be required. If it's too nuanced, it needs to be altered to display well in the temperature of the room it will perch in. A piece carved out of a standardsized block takes Chung an hour to an hour and a half, using the tools of the ice-carving trade—a mix of manual equipment and power tools. Increasingly, he relies on the latter: the power equipment is growing more specialized, meaning chisels, hand-saws and the like are less frequently put to use than chainsaws with special blades, grinders with specific bits for angles and sides. And after all these decades honing his craft, Chung's eagle-work has improved considerably. "After that [first eagle], I carved lots," he laughs. "I made sure I did lots of practice. Now, no problem—I can close my eyes."
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Devonian Botanic Garden, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 Nov 27 – Nov 29 Free Seasonal handmade crafts from the bounty of the garden. Wreaths, centerpieces, dried floral arrangements,
potpourri, candles, cards, unique gifts, cookbooks and much more. Products are handmade by members of the Devonian Botanic Garden's Crafters Association, many with materials harvested at the DBG. All proceeds support programs and special projects at the garden. devonian.ualberta.ca 780.987.3054
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118 Avenue & 91 Street Jan 9 – 10 Free The Deep Freeze Winter Festival is a free, family event that brings together Ukrainian, Franco-Albertan, Franco-African and First Nations communities and traditions to revel in the magic and beauty of winter. 118 Avenue will be transformed into a winter fairyland, with exceptional spaces and winter experiences for the whole family. deepfreezfest.ca
FESTIVAL OF LIGHT
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INDIE HANDMADE 2015
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The Enjoy Centre, 101 Riel Drive, St Albert Nov 21 and 22 For three days only, the Enjoy Centre will be transformed into a magical marketplace home to over 110 of Canada's most talented artists, artisans and designers. indiehandmade.ca
LUMINARIA
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Devonian Botanic Garden, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 Dec 5 and 6 5 pm – 9 pm Thousands of candles light the paths of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden in a breathtaking display—a quiet oasis of peace and light. In addition to a stroll through the candle-lit pathways, visitors can sip hot apple cider beside the bonfires, enjoy the seasonal sounds of strolling a capella singers and catch a glimpse of the magical "snow sprites" and glittering ice sculptures. A special Memory Lane will be available for visitors who would like to light a candle in memory of a loved one. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own mug for cider, to help reduce waste. devonian.ualberta.ca 780.987.3054
MEC SNOWFEST
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THE RUBABOO ABORIGINAL ARTS FESTIVAL
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SANTA SHUFFLE
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SHINE: LIFESTYLE YOGA FESTIVAL
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Mountain Equipment Co-op, 12328 - 102 Avenue Nov 1 Check out the latest snow sports gear, attend one of the clinics, and find deals at the MEC Snow Swap. Prizes, hot chocolate, popcorn and more mec.ca
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SILVER SKATE FESTIVAL
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HALCYON HOT SPRINGS
BANFF UPPER HOT SPRINGS 1 Mountain Avenue, Banff 403.762.1515 • • •
Oct 31– Dec 24: Sun – Thur: 10 am – 10 pm, Fri – Sat: 10 am – 11 pm Dec 25 – Jan 2, 2016: 10 am – 11 pm Rates: $7.30 (adult), $6.30 (child/senior)
British Columbia AINSWORTH HOT SPRINGS
3609 Highway 31, Ainsworth, 800.668.1171 • Open 365 days a year • 10 am – 9:30 pm • Rates: $12 (adult), $11 (student/senior), $9.50 (child 3 – 12); All day pass: $18 (adult), $17 (student/senior), $13 (child 3 – 12)
8500 Hot Springs Road, Nakusp, 250.265.4528
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RADIUM HOT SPRINGS
5420 Highway 93, Radium Hot Springs • 250.347.9485
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NAKUSP HOT SPRINGS
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HOT SPRINGS
5655 Highway 23, Nakusp, 250.265.3554 • Open 365 days a year • 8 am – 10 pm / 11 pm (Sat) • Rates: $12 (adult), $11 (student/senior), $8.50 (child 4 – 12); All day pass: $20 (adult), $17 (student/senior), $13.50 (child 4 – 12)
DON’T FEAR THE WHITE TE STUFF! 10032 81 AVE www.paintspot.ca Edmonton AB @thepaintspot
GALLERY
NOV 12, 2015 – FEB 29, 2016
ARTISTS’ SUPPLIES
ART CLASSES
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hours), $33 (full day), $10 (last 2 hours); Junior (4 – 12): $23 (3 hours), $25 (5 hours), $29 (full day), $10 (last 2 hours); Senior (55+): $15 (3 hours/5 hours), $17 (full day), $10 (last 2 hours); Student discount: $15 day pass (Mon – Thu: 3 pm – 6 pm); Season passes available • Rentals available
SUNRIDGE SKI AREA
Ski and Snowboard Resorts NOTE: ALL OPENING DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE DEPENDENT ON SNOW FALL. PLEASE CALL RESORTS FOR HOURS OF OPERATION
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Edmonton and Surrounding Areas EDMONTON SKI CLUB
9613 – 96 Avenue • edmontonskiclub.com • 780.465.0852 • Opening Nov • Adult: $27 (full day & holidays), $22 (last 5 hours), $17 (last 2 hours); Youth (13 – 17): $26 (full day & holidays), $21 (last 5 hours), $16 (last 2 hours); Junior (7 – 12): $25 (full day & holidays), $20 (last 5 hours), $15 (last 2 hours); Student: $15 (full day, last 5 hours), $10 (last 2 hours); Senior (55+): $10; Season passes available • Rentals available
RABBIT HILL
25512 Township Road, Leduc County • rabbithill.com • 780.955.2440 • Opening Nov 23 • Adult: $32 (3 hours), $36 (5 hours), $39 (full day), $19 (last 2 hours); Youth (13 – 17)/Student (with ID): $29 (3 hours), $33 (5 hours), $36 (full day), $18 (last 2 hours); Junior (7 – 12): $24 (3 hours), $28 (5 hours), $31 (full day), $16 (last 2 hours); Senior (55 – 69)/Tyke (4 – 6): $11; Family, season and flexi passes are available • Rentals available
SNOW VALLEY
13204 – 45 Avenue • snowvalley.ca • 780.434.3991 • Opening Nov 15 • Adult: $29 (3 hours), $31 (5 hours), $35 (full day), $10 (last 2 hours); Youth (13 – 17): $27 (3 hours), $29 (5
10980 - 17 Street • sunridgeskiarea.com • 780.449.6555 • Opening early November • Adult: $37 (all day), $31 (3 hours or less); Youth (13 – 17): $34 (all day), $28 (3 hours or less); Junior (6 – 12): $30 (all day), $23 (3 hours or less); Senior (55+)/Bunny Hill: $13; Season passes available • Rentals available
Alberta CANYON SKI RESORT
RR #2, Site 8, 38433 Range Road 264A Red Deer, AB • canyonski.ca • 403.346.7003 • Opening Nov 11 • General (13 and up): $40 (full day), $33 (half day/weekend & holiday mornings), $29 (weekday morning special), $22 (last 2 hours of the day); Child (12 and under): $30 (full day), $25 (half day/ weekend and holiday mornings), $22 (weekday morning special), $15 (last 2 hours of the day); Season passes available • Rentals available
NOV 12, 2015 – FEB 29, 2016
CASTLE MOUNTAIN
Pincher Creek, AB • skicastle. ca • 403.627.5101 • Opening Dec 11 • Adult: $69 (full day), $55 (half day); Student (with valid school ID), $61 (full day), $51 (half day); Senior: $57 (full day), $45 (half day); Junior (13 – 17): $57 (full day), $45 (half day); Child (6 – 12): $26 (full day), $21 (half day); Season passes and multi-day passes available • Rentals available
HIDDEN RESORT
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Buffalo Trail, Elkwater, AB • skihiddenvalley.net • 403.893.3961 • Opening November • Adult: $45 (full day), $34 (half day), $12 (hand tow); Youth (13 – 17)/Senior (55+): $37 (full day), $28 (half day), $12 (hand tow); Child (6 - 12): $27 (full day), $22 (half day), $12 (hand tow); Season passes available • Rentals available
KINOSOO RIDGE SNOW RESORT
4905 – 50 Avenue, Bonnyville, AB • kinosoo.ca • 780.594.5564 • Opening Dec 6 • Adult: $32 (full day), $27.50 (half day), $21 (last 2 hours); Student (13 – 17): $32 (full day), $27.50 (half day), $21 (last 2 hours); Child (5 – 12): $26.50 (full day), $22 (half day), $15 (last 2 hours); Mite (4 years and under): $10 (full day), $5 (half day), $5.50 (last 2 hours); Season passes available • Rentals available
LAKE LOUISE SKI RESORT
1 Whitehorn Road, Lake Louise • skilouise.com • 403.522.3555 • Opening Nov 6 • Adult: $92 (full day), $75 (half day), $47 (after 2 pm); Youth (13 – 17)/ Senior (65+): $72 (full day), $60 (half day), $36 (after 2 pm); Child (6 – 12): $35 (full day), $29 (half day), $18 (after 2 pm); Season passes available • Rentals available
MARMOT BASIN
1 Marmot Road, Jasper, AB • skimarmot.com • 780.852.3816 • Opening Nov 13 • Adult: $89 (day), $70.50 (morning or afternoon); Youth/Student/Senior: $71 (day), $60.50 (morning or afternoon); Junior (6 – 12): $32.25 (day); Super senior (80+) / Marmot Mites 5 & under): free; Season passes available • Rentals available
MT NORQUAY
Banff, AB • winter.banffnorquay. com • 403.762.4421 • Opening Nov 1 • Adult: $75 (ski/tube/ sightsee), $65 (all day), $55 (noon – 4 pm), $25 (night skiing), $20 (last hour); Youth 13 – 17/Senior (65+): $60 (ski/tube/ sightsee), $50 (all day), $40 (12 pm – 4 pm), $22 (night skiing), $15 (last hour); Child (6 – 12): $30 (ski/tube/sightsee), $25 (all day), $16 (12 pm – 4 pm), $14 (night skiing), $10 (last hour); Season and multi-day passes available • Rentals available
NAKISKA
2 Mt Allan Drive, Kananaskis, AB • skinakiska.com • 403.591.7777 • Adult: $76.95 (full day), $61.95 (half day); Senior (65+): $61.95 (full day), $49.95 (half day); Youth (13 – 17): $57.95 (full day), $46.95 (half day); Child (6 – 12): $30.95 (full day), $24.95 (half day); Season passes available • Rentals available
NITEHAWK RECREATION AREA
10 min south of Grande Prairie, AB • gonitehawk.com • 780.532.6637 • Opening Nov 14 • Adult: $37 (full day), $32 (half day); Youth/Student: $32 (full day), $27 (half day); Senior (55+): $32 (full day), $27 (half day); Junior (6 – 12): $27 (full day), $22 (half day); Child (5 and under): Free; Night skiing on Thu (5:30 pm – 9:30 pm): $22; Frugal Friday (5:30 pm – 9:30 pm): $15; Season passes available • Rentals available
PASS POWDERKEG
Located off Hwg #3, Crowsnest Pass, AB • passpowderkeg.com • 403.562.8334 • Opening Dec 19 • Adult: $36 (full day), $29 (after 5 pm); Senior (65+): $33 (full day), $26 (after 5 pm); Youth (13 – 17): $30 (full day), $24 (after 5 pm); Child (6 – 12): $25 (full day), $20 (after 5 pm); Family pass: $99 (full day), $79 (after 5 pm); Season passes available • Rentals available
WINSPORT
88 Canada Olympic Road, Calgary, AB • winsport.ca • 403.247.5452, ext 4 • Opening Nov 10 • Adult: $24.99 (day), $22.99 (4 hours), $124.99 (season pass); Child/Teen/Senior: $19.99 (day), $15.99 (4 hours), $99.99 (season pass); Family: $69.99 (day), $64.99 (4 hours), $349.99 (season pass) • Rentals available
British Columbia BIG WHITE SKI RESORT
5315 Big White Road, Kelowna, BC • bigwhite.com • 250.491.6262 • Opening Nov 26 • Regular season. Adult: $87 (day pass), $159 (2 day), $231 (3 day), $303 (4 day); Youth/ Senior/Student: $74 (day pass), $133 (2 day), $192 (3 day), $251 (4 day); Child: $49 (day pass), $83 (2 day), $117 (3 day), $151(4 day); Peak season (Dec 18 – Jan 2). Adult: $95 (day pass), $175 (2 day), $255 (3 day), $335 (4 day); Youth/ Senior/Student: $81 (day pass), $147 (2 day), $213 (3 day), $279 (4 day); Tubing: $20, $50 (5-day unlimited tubing); Season passes available • Rentals available
FERNIE ALPINE RESORT
5339 Ski Hill Road, Fernie, BC • skifernie.com • 250.423.4655 • Opening Dec 5 • Adult: $89.95 (full day), $71.95 (half day); Senior (65+): $71.95 (full day), $59.95 (half day); Youth (13 – 17): $67.95 (full day), $53.95 (half day); Child (6 – 12): $35.95 (full day), $28.95 (half day); Season passes available • Rentals available
KIMBERLEY ALPINE RESORT
301 N Star Blvd, Kimberley, BC • skikimberley.com • 250.427.4881 • Opening Dec 12 • Adult: $72.95 (full day), $57.95 (half day); Senior (65+): $57.95 (full day), $45.95 (half day); Youth (13 – 17): $54.95 (full day), $43.95 (half day); Child (6 – 12): $28.95 (full day), $22.95 (half day); Season passes available • Rentals available
PANORAMA
2000 Panorama Drive, Panorama, BC • panoramaresort.com • 250.342.6941 • Opening Dec 11 • Adult: $88 (full day), $74 (half day); Senior (65+): $75 (full day), $61 (half day); Youth (3 – 18): $75 (full day), $61 (half day); Junior (6 – 12): $41 (full day), $28 (half day); Lodging tickets and season passes available • Rentals available
RED MOUNTAIN RESORT
4300 Red Mountain Road, Rossland, BC • redresort.com • 250.362.7384 • Opening Dec 12 • Adult: $84 (full day), $63 (half day 11:45 am – 3 pm), $42 (silverlode/T-bar); College: $71 (full day), $53 (half day 11:45 am – 3 pm), $36 (silverlode/Tbar); Youth (13 – 18): $67 (full day), $50 (half day 11:45 am – 3 pm), $34 (silverode/T-bar); Junior (7 – 12): $42 (full day), $32 (half day 11:45 am – 3 pm), $21 (silverode/T-bar); Senior (65 – 74): $59 (full day), $44 (half day 11:45 am – 3 pm), $30 (silverode/T-bar); Master (75+) and Child (6 and under): Free • Rentals available
REVELSTOKE MOUNTAIN RESORT
1201 – 2950 Camozzi Road, Revelstoke, BC • revelstokemountainresort.com • 250.814.0087 • Opening Nov 28 • Adult: $86 (1 day), $64 (afternoon), $167 (2 days), $248 (3 days), $329 (4 days), $410 (5 days), $491 (6 days); Youth (13 – 18)/Senior (65+): $64 (1 day), $49 (afternoon), $123 (2 days), $182 (3 days), $241 (4 days), $300 (5 days), $359 (6 days); Child (612): $32 (1 day), $20 (afternoon), $59 (2 days), $86 (3 days), $113 (4 days), $140 (5 days), $167 (6 days); Season passes available • Rentals available
SILVER STAR MOUNTAIN RESORT
123 Shortt Street, Silver Star Mountain, BC • skisilverstar. com • 250.542.0224 • Nordic Opening Nov 12; Alpine Opening Nov 26 • Adult: $85 (day, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm), $68 (afternoon, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm), $25 (night, 3:30 pm – 8:30 pm), $90 (full day); Student: $72 (day, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm), $56 (afternoon, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm), $25 (night, 3:30 pm – 8:30 pm), $77 (full day); Senior (65+): $72 (day, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm), $56 (afternoon, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm), $25 (night, 3:30 pm – 8:30 pm), $77 (full day); Youth (13 18): $70 (day, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm), $56 (afternoon, 12:30 – 3:30 pm), $25 (night, 3:30 – 8:30 pm), $75 (full day); Child (6 – 12): $45 (day, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm), $36 (afternoon, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm), $25 (night, 3:30 pm – 8:30 pm), $50 (full day); Multi-day tickets available. Season passes available • Rentals available
SUN PEAKS SKI RESORT
1280 Alpine Road, Sun Peaks, BC • sunpeaksresort.com • 250.578.5474 • Opening Nov 21 • Adult: $86, $70 (half day), $43 (after 2 pm); Senior (65+): $69, $56 (half day), $34.50 (after 2 pm); Youth (13 – 18): $69, $56 (half day), $34.50 (after 2 pm); Child (6 – 12): $43, $35 (half day), $21.50 (after 2 pm); Season passes available • Rentals available
TROLL RESORT
7271 Barkerville Highway, Quesnel, BC • trollresort.com • 250.994.3200 • Adult: $50 (full day), $40 (half day), $450 (10 day); Senior (65+): $35 (full day), $25 (half day), $280 (10 day); College student: $45 (full day), $35 (half day), $400 (10 day); Youth (14 - 18): $35 (full day), $25 (half day), $310 (10 day); Junior (7 – 13): $25 (full day), $$15 (half day), $225 (10 day); Child (6 years old): $10 (full day), $5 (half day), $50 (10 day); Child (under five): Free; Season passes available • Rentals available
WHISTLER BLACKCOMB
4545 Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC • whistlerblackcomb.com • 604.967.8950 • Opening Nov 26 • Prices vary depending on date. All prices reflect pre-purchase online. Rates below are from Nov 26 – Dec 11. Adult: $187 (2 days), $243 (3 days), $292 (4 days), $360 (5 days); Senior (65+): $168 (2 days), $219 (3 days), $263 (4 days), $324 (5 days); Youth (13 – 18): $159 (2 days), $207 (3 days), $248 (4 days), $306 (5 days); Child (7 – 12): $94 (2 days), $122 (3 days), $146 (4 days), $180 (5 days); Season passes available • Rentals available
Saskatchewan MISSION RIDGE WINTER PARK
800 Sioux Avenue, Fort Qu'Appelle, SK • missionridge. ca • 306.332.5479 • Opening Nov 28 • Adult: $32.38 (full day), $27.38 (part day, 2 pm – close), $22.38 (night skiing, 5 pm – close), $14.29 (beginner area only); Junior (13 - 16): $26.27 (full day), $21.67 (part day, 2 pm – close), $16.67 (night skiing, 5 pm – close), $11.90 (beginner area only); Child (12 & under): $20 (full day), $15 (part day, 2 pm – close), $10 (nightskiing, 5 pm – close), $9.52 (beginner area only); Season passes available • Rentals available
TABLE MOUNTAIN
16 km west of Battleford, SK • tablemountainregionalpark.com • 306.937.2920, ext 0 • Opening Dec 5 • Adult: $32 (full day), $25 (half day), $15 (Friday nights); Senior (65+): $32 (full day), $25 (half day), $20 (Friday nights); Youth (11 – 15): $25 (full day), $20 (half day), $15 (Friday nights); Junior (6 – 10): $15 (full day), $10 (half day), $7 (Friday nights); Season passes available • Rentals available
WAPITI VALLEY
Highway 6 N, Nipawin, SK • skiwapiti.com • 306.862.5621 • Opening Nov 26 • Adult: $29 (day), $24 (partial); Youth (13 – 18)/ Senior: $26 (day), $21 (partial); Child (6-12): $23 (day), $18 (partial); Season passes available • Rentals available
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KINSMEN PARK, 9100 WALTERDALE HILL ROAD Grooming priority: 4
Kinsmen Park is at the base of Walterdale Hill on the south side of the 105 Street Bridge. Parking is available at Kinsmen Sports Centre or along the access road that follows the river.
CROSS COUNTRY
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MILL CREEK RAVINE
Mill Creek Ravine runs from Argyll Park to Connors Road. Access is also available at: • • •
Argyll Park: 69 Avenue at 88 Street Mill Creek Pool parking lot: Whyte Avenue at 96A Street Muttart Conservatory: 98 Avenue and 96A Street
RAVINE LINK
Grooming priority: 6
• Length: 5.0 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating Trailhead: This wide, scenic path connects the upper Argyll Park parking lot with Connors Road. The path is well-used by walkers and is only set with sufficient snow accumulation.
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ARGYLL PARK, 69 AVENUE & 88 STREET Length: 1.5 km Rating: Easy classic and skating Trailhead: Loop located in the northwest corner of the park adjacent to the Argyll Velodrome.
HERMITAGE PARK, 2115 HERMITAGE ROAD Grooming priority: 7
New this season, Hermitage Park cross-country ski trails are becoming official. Trails will be created to provide a skijoring location on the east side for citizens who wish to ski with their dogs. Access these trails from the Hermitage Park parking lot at 2115 Hermitage Road, NW. Loop #1 • Length: 500 metres • Rating: Easy • Trailhead: This trail loops around the picnic shelter on-site and provides a quick and short jaunt for those learning to skijor. Loop #2 • Length: 2.5 km • Rating: Easy • Trailhead: This trail starts at the Tornado monument and heads north/south to just shy of the Beverly Bridge.
#2 Trail: Rancher's Loop The Ranchers Loop was identified as a trail with considerable challenges and risks for grooming staff, which saw minimal use throughout the ski season. Therefore, the decision was made to no longer set this track.
#1 Trail: Servold's Loop • Length: 2 km • Rating: More difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: The southeast corner of the Walterdale Loop. The trails on Kinsmen Park's "Pitch and Putt" (south of the Sports Centre) follow along the gentle and steep hills of the golf course. The loop is one-way only.
VICTORIA GOLF COURSE & PARK, 12130 RIVER VALLEY ROAD
#2 Trail: Walterdale Loop • Length: 1.5 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: The bottom of the field area. The trail follows the outer perimeter of the lower field. A grid of classic tracks for instruction, practice and training is on the football field at the west end of the park.
Victoria Park trails are accessed from the Victoria Park Golf Course parking area, north of River Valley Road and just east of Groat Road. The main trailhead starts at the Cricket Clubhouse (brown cabin). The West Loop can also be accessed at the driving range building.
RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE, 8630 ROWLAND ROAD Grooming priority: 3
Riverside Golf Course is at Rowland Road and 84 Street. The golf course is on the east end of Dawson Bridge as the river runs north here. Parking is on the south side of the road, across from the clubhouse. Trails start from the clubhouse. #1 Trail: Inside Loop • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: This is a flat trail that starts at the clubhouse and loops around the golf course. #2 Trail: River's Edge Loop • Length: 2.7 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: This flat trail follows the river's edge north. A few gentle rolling hills are found along the south edge of the loop. #3 Connecting Trail: Riverside / Capilano Link • Length: 5.5 km • Rating: More difficult classic and skating
TERWILLEGAR PARK, 10 RABBIT HILL ROAD Grooming priority: 5
Terwillegar park is at the west end of the river valley in Riverbend. Follow Rabbit Hill Road west until it turns into a gravel road and descends to the parking lot at the base of the hill. Terwillegar is an off-leash park, so it is an ideal place to ski with your dog. The generally flat terrain is good for beginner skiers. Be prepared for all types of weather as there are no warm-up facilities in the park. A Blufone is in the parking lot. 34
#1 Trail: Plains Loop • Length: 4.6 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: Parking lot at the base of Rabbit Hill Road in Riverbend. The trail follows terrain that is generally flat, starting at the parking lot and circling Terwillegar Park along the edge of the river.
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Grooming priority: 1
#1 Trail: West Loop • Length: 1 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: The flat trail begins and ends at the driving range, as it loops around the golf course #2 Trail: East Loop • Length: 2.5 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: The flat trail begins just south of the Cricket Clubhouse and continues along the golf course toward the Royal Glenora Club, looping around the base of Victoria Park Hill and returning.
WILLIAM HAWRELAK PARK, 9330 GROAT ROAD
William Hawrelak Park is on the west side of Groat Road, south of the Groat Road Bridge. Grooming priority: 2 #1 Trail: Permeter Loop / Inner Loop • Length: Perimeter loop: 2.6 km; Inner loop: 2 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: The trail travels around the edge and loops around the interior of the park. #2 Connecting Trail: Emily Murphy Link • Length: 1.5 km • Rating: Easy classic • Trailhead: The first parking lot (Shelter #1) on the right side of the road in Hawrelak Park, or the parking lot on the east side of Groat Road Bridge in Emily Murphy Park.
Trails groomed by Edmonton Nordic Ski Club: CAPILANO PARK, 109 AVENUE & 50 STREET Grooming priority: 3
Capilano Park is south of the river, on the west side where 50 Street meets the river. #1 Trail: Capilano Loop • Length: 2.5 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating
• Trailhead: Capilano Park on the west side of 50 Street past 109 Avenue. The trail follows 50 Street, turns west on 109A Avenue and ascends a long gradual climb along Capilano Crescent. At Hardisty Drive, the trail forks west along Hardisty Drive (#2 Capilano Link) or east down a long gradual hill back into Capilano Park. #2 Connecting Trail: Riverside/Capilano Link • Length: 5.5 km • Rating: More difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: Capilano parking lot or Riverside Golf Course, Heading west along Hardisty Drive, a panoramic view of Edmonton can be seen from a lookout along the trail. At the end of Hardisty Drive, the trail descends a long steep hill and under Wayne Gretzky Drive. Watch for skiers coming up the hill. The trail
follows rolling terrain along the river's edge until it enters Riverside Golf Course.
GOLD BAR PARK, 10955 - 50 STREET Grooming priority: 1
Rails in the park are accessed from the parking lot at Gold Bar Park, east side of 50 Street and north of 109 Avenue where the road meets the river. Trails can also be accessed from Goldstick Park at 101 Avenue, half a kilometre east of 50 Street. Washrooms, telephone, Blufone and a map of the ski trails can be found in the warm-up shelter. Note: For safety, please follow all oneway signs on the trails. #1 Trail: Two-Way Lake • Length: 1.1km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: A flat trail in the centre of lower Gold Bar Park that circles the lakes in the park. A grid of classic tracks
for lessons is set on the lake by the warm-up shelter. #2 Trail: North Shore (two-way trail) • Length: 1.4 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: A flat trail that follows the north shore of the lake. #3 Trail: Wood Cutters' Loop (one-way only) • Length: 1.2 km • Rating: More difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: At the south end of the park, the trail leads up into hilly terrain on the west side of the river valley. The trail travels through steep and rolling trail north through the forest. Where the trail drops to the park's flats, a fork leads to Gold Bar warm-up shelter.
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#4 Trail: 50 Street (oneway only) • Length: 1.8 km • Rating: More difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: The trail continues north through rolling terrain and trees to 50 Street, looping back to the warm-up shelter in Gold Bar. #5 Trail: Creek Crossing (one-way only) • Length: 1 km • Rating: Most difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: At the south end of the park, look for the "most difficult" trail signs that lead into Goldstick Ravine. The trail crosses Gold Bar Creek and goes up the very steep ESSO hill. Halfway up the hill, turn right onto a hilly trail that re-crosses Gold Bar Creek, leading back to flat terrain in lower Gold Bar Park.
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#6 Trail: Switchback (oneway only) • Length: 1.8 km • Rating: Most difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: Continue up ESSO hill into rolling hilly trails along the trees in Goldstick Park. #7 Trail: South End (oneway only) • Length: 1.2 km • Rating: Most difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: This trail leads south into even more hilly terrain before it winds back toward Gold Bar Park. Steep uphill, downhill and tight corners challenge even advanced skiers. #8 Trail: Capilano Link (one-way only) • Length: 1.5 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: The trail leads to 50 Street, and cross the
road to join the trails in Capilano Park.
GOLDSTICK PARK, 42 STREET & 101 AVENUE Grooming priority: 2
Trails in the park are accessed from the parking lot at Gold Bar Park, east side of 50 Street and north of 109 Avenue, where the road meets the river. Trails can also be accessed from Goldstick Park at 101 Avenue, half a kilometer east of 50 Street. Washrooms, telephone, Blufone and a map of the ski trails can be found in the warm up shelter. Note: For safety purposes, please follow all ONE-WAY directional signs on the trails. #1 Trail: Two-Way Lake • Length: 1.1 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: A flat trail in the centre of lower Gold Bar Park that circles the lakes in the park. A grid of clas-
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sic tracks for lessons is set on the lake by the warm up shelter. #2 Trail: North Shore (two-way trail) • Length: 1.4 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: A flat trail that follows the north shore of the lake. #3 Trail: Wood Cutters' Loop (one-way only) • Length: 1.2 km • Rating: More difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: At the south end of the park, the trail leads up into hilly terrain on the west side of the river valley. The trail travels through steep and rolling trail north through the forest. Where the trail drops down to the parks flats, a fork leads to Gold Bar warm-up shelter. #4 Trail: 50th Street (oneway only) • Length: 1.8 km • Rating: More difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: The trail continues north through rolling terrain and trees to 50 Street, looping back to the warm-up shelter in Gold Bar. #5 Trail: Creek Crossing (one-way only) • Length: 1 km • Rating: Most difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: At the south end of the park, look for the "most difficult" trail signs that lead into Goldstick Ravine. The trail crosses Gold Bar Creek and goes up the very steep ESSO hill. Halfway up the hill, turn right
onto a hilly trail that recrosses Gold Bar Creek, leading back to flat terrain in lower Gold Bar Park. #6 Trail: Switchback (oneway only) • Length: 1.8 km • Rating: Most difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: Continue up ESSO hill into rolling hilly trails along the trees in Goldstick Park. #7 Trail: South End (oneway only) • Length: 1.2 km • Rating: Most difficult classic and skating • Trailhead: This trail leads south into even more hilly terrain before it winds back toward Gold Bar Park. Steep uphill, downhill and tight corners challenge even advanced skiers. #8 Trail: Capilano Link (one-way only) • Length: 1.5 km • Rating: Easy classic and skating • Trailhead: The trail leads to 50 Street, and cross the road to join the trails in Capilano Park.
Strathcona Science Park
17 STREET, SOUTH OF YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY RUNDLE PARK, 2909 113 AVENUE Grooming priority: 5
Rundle Connector Length • Length: 3.6 km • Rating: Easy - Groomed for classic and skate, with a shared
2-way classic track through the lake bed. • Trailhead: Access to the trail is via the trail house at the west, the parking area at the toboggan hill. A gently rolling and partially treed trail that acts as an out and back loop from the Ainsworth Dyer Bridge, or a connector to those wishing to ski through to Strathcona Science Park (some walking on trails required). Mostly flat with only one large slope at the west (near the trail house) end of the trail. Generally less skied than the other area parks, this is a great spot that stays well groomed for all levels of skier.
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STYLE
EDITOR: MEAGHAN BAXTER MEAGHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM
Credits Photography: Meaghan Baxter Hair and makeup: Amber Prepchuk Styling: Sandy Joe Karpetz Models: Alyssa Lau and Eric Yun
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hen it comes to dressing for snowy weather, it's no surprise that layering is both stylish and practical. The good news is that we no longer have to feel miserable about our clothing choices (we can reserve those emotions for the six-plus months of winter weather) thanks to Alyssa Lau and Eric Yun, cofounders of the locally run online boutique New Classics Studios. VUE WEEKLY: When and why did
you start New Classics Studios? ALYSSA LAU: A year ago in October, my partner, Eric, and I started New Classics Studios out of the desire to do two things: educate Canadians on how fast fashion affects the environment and garment workers, all the while promoting and encouraging others to join the
Slow Fashion Movement. We noticed that there was a gap in Canada's market for sustainable fashion, and [we] wanted to use New Classics as a platform to introduce and benefit designers who are initiating the way for sustainable fashion in unique and innovative ways.
What brands do you currently carry? AL: Kowtow, Baserange, Kaarem, Suzanne Rae, Samuji, Shaina Mote, Study-NY, Priory, SVILU, Carleen, Pola Thomson, S M K and more.
VW: What can one expect from
AL: A hefty oversized jacket to keep
NewClassics.ca? AL: New Classics Studios is, above all, an ideology that merges classic and timeless design with quality, environmental awareness and social responsibility. We believe that people shouldn't have to give up esthetics for ethics, so we've put together a highly curated selection of minimalistic, sustainable and fair trade fashion labels from around the world.
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VW: Are there any pieces you can't
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me warm!
ERIC YUN: Doc Marten boots. Other-
wise I'll be slipping all over the place.
VW: What is your best style tip for
surviving the winter?
AL: This is pretty obvious, but layer-
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EY: For me? Scarves. [I] never really
realized how warm they keep you until Alyssa gave me one to wear.
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