Skiing Park City, Utah

Anticipation is building as we eagerly ascend in altitude and navigate our way through towering canyons towards Park City, Utah.  After a lengthy day of flying (including a layover and a hefty delay) we are relieved at how convenient accessing Park City is from the airport.  Soon enough we were … Read more

Let’s Talk About Snow

Let’s Talk About Snow

It’s a myth that Canada’s Inuit have hundreds of words for snow.  Counting generously, according to anthropologist Franz Boaz, experts can come up with about a dozen. I’d counter that the English-speaking subculture of skiers and snowboarders reigns supreme when it comes to terms for Ullr’s gift to winter sports. … Read more

Skiing in Canada

Skiing in Canada

I’m a skier.  That’s probably the most accurate introduction I can offer. It’s a good thing, too, because I live in the Canadian Rockies, a region with snowy winters harsh enough to single-handedly make it responsible for Canada’s “Great White North” nickname. More often than not there’s snow in my … Read more

Spring Fling in Canada

Spring Fling in Canada

From the TS Editors:  The following guest post comes from our super friends and partners in travel, Kim Gray and Jennifer Twyman of ToqueandCanoe.com.  Canada is their beat and they’ve got it covered.   Ah, Spring in Canada.  How do you write about where to travel in our country during … Read more

Holiday Travel Traditions

Do the holidays have you feeling jittery?  Well, if it’s not due to downing all those Peppermint Mochas at Starbuck’s, then you must just be nervous about your holiday plans – or the lack of them.  It’s time to get started on your getaway! Escape to a tropical island, feel … Read more

Winter: In Canada, We Own It!

Winter: In Canada, We Own It!

If there’s anything that Canadians – at least the ones we’re hanging out with – know for sure, it’s that we own winter. The coldest season of the year is in our blood and in our bones. It’s a lifelong love affair born during childhood when, after the first major … Read more