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Golfing in Crowsnest Pass CROWSNEST PASS 2017 OFFICIAL VISITOR’S GUIDE WWW.CROWSNESTPASSCHAMBER.CA 1 Gift Shop Open 7 days a week Shopping for More than Just a Gift? Bring Home Memories S • B • C, T M L A, A, A 403-56GIFTZ 403-564-4389 www.crocketsgi z.ca 2701 - 226th Street [email protected] Crowsnest Pass, AB SIT our Virtual Tour Via Google Maps I us at Bellevue East Access on Highway 3 2 CROWSNEST VPASS VISITOR’S GUIDE 2017 FIND YOURSELF IN THE PASS Gift Shop Open 7 days a week Your Official Travel Guide to Crowsnest Pass EXPLORE THE PASS For those who dare to RELAX AND PLAY OUTSIDE challenge themselves, each season reveals a new facet of The Pass’s terrain Shopping for More than Just a Gift? to discover and conquer. Bring Home Memories ADD TO MY PASS Photo by Ryan Legroulx S • B • C, T M Every experience in The Pass TASTE LOCAL CUISINE thrives on the nourishment that mountain-inspired cuisine provides. Gifted chefs at local independently run restaurants cater to both travelers and locals. ADD TO MY PASS Photo by Sally-Ann Taylor Throughout its history, L A, A, A The Pass has grown in EXPERIENCE HISTORY, ARTS AND CULTURE strength, richness and diversity; a story that is deep-rooted in Alberta’s most unique parks and attractions. ADD TO MY PASS Photo by Lisa Kinnear MY PASS Visit MY PASS at gocrowsnest.ca to plan your personalized trip to the Crowsnest Pass! Customize your travel itinerary by interest, length of trip, and time of year. 403-56GIFTZ 403-564-4389 Crowsnest Pass offers activities for every type of traveler: the outdoor www.crocketsgi z.ca 2701 - 226th Street adrenaline junkie, the cultural connoisseur and culinary adventurer. [email protected] Crowsnest Pass, AB SIT our Virtual Tour Via Google Maps I us at Bellevue East Access on Highway 3 gocrowsnest.ca V WWW.CROWSNESTPASSCHAMBER.CA 3 EDC ad for 2017 Visitors Guide.indd 1 16/02/2017 3:33:12 PM CROWSNEST PASS 2017 OFFICIAL VISITOR’S GUIDE Welcome to our Mountain Community | 5 Ask the Locals | 6 Favourite Walks and Hikes | 8 Mountain Biking | 10 Secrets of Crowsnest Fly Fishing | 12 Golfing in Crowsnest Pass | 14 Crowsnest Outdoors | 16 Raptor Migration| 18 Climbing and Caving | 20 ATV Adventures | 22 Crowsnest Pass Events | 24 Kananaskis Pro Rodeo | 26 Crowsnest Pass for Kids | 28 Dreaming of a Mountain Wedding | 30 Discover Crowsnest Heritage | 32 Our Creative Community| 34 The Frank Slide | 36 Cross Country Skiing | 38 Back Country Skiing | 40 Downhill Skiing At Your Doorstep | 42 A Sledding Paradise | 44 Wintervention!| 46 Cover Photography by PAUL ZIZKA, Courtesty of Community Futures Crowsnest Pass This guide is produced by the Crowsnest Pass Chamber of Commerce with support from Community Futures Crowsnest Pass, and the Table of Contents Photography Municipal Economic Development Committee. by PAUL ZIZKA, Courtesty of Community Futures Crowsnest Pass Printed in Canada for Free Distribution U.S. Customs Harmonized Tariff #4911.10.00. 4 CROWSNEST PASS VISITOR’S GUIDE 2017 Welcome to our Mountain Community! IT IS OUR BOARD’S GENUINE PLEASURE to that we have “more heritage than we can handle”, welcome you to our mountain community. If this is and for urban explorers there is a wealth of history your first visit to Crowsnest Pass, you will find so to be revealed. There is also a thriving arts scene many reasons to stay and explore our home in the in the community that includes visual artists of Rockies. The beauty, the discovery of our “hidden all varieties, music, and dance. The scenery is a gems”, and the promise of boundless adventure in photographer’s dream come true. our “naturally rewarding” community, will keep you coming back. The year is punctuated by a number of local events that are a highlight of each season. From inviting Most of our visitors join us in the many outdoor holiday celebrations to world-class sporting pursuits that we enjoy. The area is well known events, there is never a dull moment. Many of for its camping, hiking, skiing, mountain biking, us like it so much that we come from around the ATVing, snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, rock world to make Crowsnest Pass our home. After climbing, caving, and ice climbing. Whether your visit, I think you will understand why. you want to take it easy and see the sights, Enjoy your travels! or challenge yourself with the most extreme mountain activities, it’s waiting here for you. Kindest regards, Brian Gallant Crowsnest Pass is steeped in its own unique culture and traditions. It has been said by many President – Crowsnest Pass Chamber of Commerce PAUL ZIZKA IMAGE, COURTESTY OF COMMUNITY FUTURES CROWSNEST PASS WWW.CROWSNESTPASSCHAMBER.CA 5 WELCOME Ask the Locals WITH SUCH A DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY, you can tap into activities for every pace. We asked some of our local friends the must-dos and must-sees while visiting Crowsnest Pass. Here’s what they said. ANDREW BRAD NICHOLE Contractor/Developer Wildfire Technologist Artist Hidden gem: Scramble the Bridge of the Hidden gem: The 1400-year-old limber Mastodons pine at Crowsnest Lake (way cooler than Hidden gem: The Crowsnest Museum Burmis tree) Must do/see: Ride the York Creek mountain bike trails Must do/see: In the summer fly fish the Must do/see: Crowsnest Mountain hike Crowsnest River. In the winter all the Must try: Burger and a beer at the Rum Must try: Breakfast bagel at Crowsnest different skiing options we have at our Runner after splitboarding Cafe & Fly Shop doorstep. Don’t miss: UROC Bikefest and Rumhead Don’t miss: Artists Studio Tour, Mother’s Steak night at the Bellevue Legion Enduro Must try: day weekend Don’t miss: Crowsnest Pass Pottery Club ANNA sales TYNAN Student LINDA Musician Shop Owner Hidden gem: the World’s Largest Piggy Bank in Flummerfelt Park Hidden gem: Star Creek falls; I love looking Hidden gem: My shop, of course! A Nest Of at how far down the creek is Must do/see: Hiking Turtle Mountain and Needles Wool Shop. overlooking the community! Must do/see: The Miner’s Path; it’s an easy Must do/see: The Frank Slide and the walk and beautiful. Must try: A smoothie and rhubarb square Hillcrest Mine disaster from Stone’s Throw Cafe Must try: The Samurai Platter at Bamboo Must try: Wings at Pure Country Saloon Bistro Don’t miss: The Chili Bowl Festival Don’t miss: The Bunny Bonspiel, one of the Don’t miss: Whether spectator or longest running bonspiels in Alberta participant, Sinister 7 is my favourite event. 6 CROWSNEST PASS VISITOR’S GUIDE 2017 WWW.CROWSNESTPASSCHAMBER.CA 7 OUTDOOR LIFE Favourite Walks and Hikes BRIAN GALLANT IMAGE BE SURE TO STOP at the Visitor Info Centre or Frank Slide Interpretive Centre and pick up a copy of the guide map, Take a Hike in Crowsnest Pass. For more in-depth information purchase a copy of Southern Rockies Trail Guide by Joey Ambrosi. Always remember to pick up a suitable map and check the conditions before you hit the trail. Trails are listed from east to west. Leitch Collieries Turtle Mountain Wedge Mountain Easy 0.8km loop Very Difficult 3.1km one-way Moderate 1.9km one-way East end of the community on Hwy 3 Starts from southeast Blairmore Starts from McGillivray staging area behind 15th Ave. north of Coleman Crowsnest Community Trail Easy to Moderate 23km one-way Pass Powderkeg Trails Chinook Lake Loop Access points throughout the community Intermediate up to 15km round trip Easy 2.3km loop Starts from the Pass Powderkeg road Starts from Allison/Chinook Rec area Frank Slide Trail in Blairmore west of Coleman Easy 1.5km loop Starts from Frank Slide Interpretive Centre Miner’s Path Crowsnest Mountain Easy 0.8km one-way Very Difficult 5.8km one-way Livingston Range Viewpoint Starts from Flumerfelt Park in Coleman Starts 9.7km north on Atlas Road, Difficult 2.6km one-way west of Coleman Starts at the end of the forestry road north Star Creek Falls of Frank Slide Interpretive Centre Easy to Moderate 1.2km one-way Window Mountain Lake Starts at the west end of Willow Drive Moderate to Difficult 2km one-way Lille (16 Ave) in Coleman Starts 16.5km north on Atlas Road, Moderate 6.3km one-way west of Coleman Starts on the forestry road north of Saskatoon Mountain Frank Slide Interpretive Centre Moderate 1.8km one-way York Creek / Plane Crash Starts from the end of 80th St. in Coleman Moderate 6.2km one-way Starts from York Creek Road in Coleman 8 CROWSNEST PASS VISITOR’S GUIDE 2017 Amazing selection of wines, beers, coolers and spirits. Weekly in-store specials. New products arriving regularly. 403-562-2664 Next to Tim Hortons at WWW.CROWSNESTPASSCHAMBER.CA 9 OUTDOOR LIFE Mountain Biking BY CHRISTINE MISSEGHERS PAUL ZIZKA IMAGE, COURTESTY OF COMMUNITY FUTURES CROWSNEST PASS “My lungs are burning, my legs are screaming, but I’m going to clean this climb.” A FEW MORE TRICKY MOVES through Crowsnest Pass is this tight single track and I crest the ridge. quickly becoming I take a moment to marvel at the beauty of a mountain biker’s Crowsnest Mountain against the evening paradise. With over sky, try and catch my breath, then drop 50km of quality my seat and pedal hard. Now I’m racing single-track, amazing downhill. Sailing through corners, dodging scenery, some of the trees, negotiating rock features, rolling friendliest and most optional rock/ladder features to add to the down ladders, catching little bits of air and talented mountain bikers I have had the challenge.
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