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Our Kananaskis Information Compilation
Friday, October 22, 2021
Below is our library of links to help you plan an amazing vacation or day trip in Kananaskis. Trip planning AS OF JUNE 1, 2021, VISITORS MUST PURCHASE A DAILY OR YEARLY KANANASKIS CONSERVATION PASS TO ENTER K-COUNTRY (SOME EXCEPTIONS APPLY): Annual Road Closures Park Information and Facilities Park Regulations (including links to brochures in Arabic, Chinese, French, Punjabi, Spanish and Tagalog) Permitted Activities (e.g., random camping, campfires, fishing, hunting, biking/e-biking, off-road motorized vehicles, dogs) and regulations Day Use Areas Road, weather, and avalanche reports
Tips for Exploring Kananaskis during Covid-19
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Perhaps like the peka in the photo, you are considering leaving your home and venturing to Kananaskis. Here are some things to think about and pack before heading out to the mountains. What are you going to do? Where are you going to do it? There are so many things to do in Kananaskis and many access roads into this 4200 sq km piece of protected land. Now that Visitor Information Centers are closed it’s important to do your research in advance. Now that the
National Geographic’s 10 Must Have Experiences in Alberta
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Alberta’s five national parks and extraordinarily varied landscape—rolling prairie in the east, Canadian Rockies in the west, and lunar-like badlands in between—inspire wanderlust in every type of traveler. Whether winter adventures or world-class festivals and museums ignite your imagination, make Alberta’s 10-Must-Have Experiences the launchpad for an unforgettable journey. Read the full article here.
Outdoor Adventurers Share Their Favourite Kananaskis Country Activities
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
The writer and outdoorsman George W. Sears declared in his 1884 classic Woodcraft: “We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home.” Sears, who wrote under the pen name Nessmuk, saw nature as a reprieve from the pace and pressures of the city. But these days, while “roughing it” generally refers to recreating in the outdoors, the idea of “smoothing it” has essentially disappeared. So we tracked down three
Wild Jobs: Gear Shop Owners
Friday, November 29, 2019
Regardless of what you’re doing, outdoor activities all require equipment of some sort and if you’re anything like me you aren’t committed to just one sport, so the gear just continues to pile up. Outdoor enthusiasts are passionate about their chosen pastimes and their extensive gear collections are a source of pride. We’ve all walked into the local shop with no intentions of buying, only to leave with the latest ‘needed’ item, and an even longer wish list. Gearheads like us have all dreamed about
What Corporate Wellness Means to Us
Monday, May 13, 2019
Corporate wellness, team-building, and group adventures are things that we’ve done a lot of in the past and deeply enjoyed doing. Seeing teams bond and explore together in alternative atmospheres, sometimes outside of their comfort zones, is a truly magical thing. As we delve further into these areas, we’ve decided to take a step back and ask ourselves what they mean to us and why it is that we find the experiences so special and so very necessary. We’re excited to share what we’ve come
7 Things You Need to Do in Kananaskis Before All the Snow Melts
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
There’s a whole lot to do in Kanaskis and we want to make sure you get the most of it! We just going to come right out and say it: it is COLD. It’s been an especially cold winter in the Canadian Rockies, to say the least. Though many of us are dreaming of warmer days and starting to plan for spring and summer adventures, winter is here to stay for a little while longer. Rather than hibernating, we want to help you face and
Finding Gold in the Rockies
Sunday, August 26, 2018
While cooler temperatures at night have most people thinking of curling up with a good book and cozy sweaters, true outdoors enthusiasts know that these cooler temperatures bring about the perfect conditions for fall hiking and photo-worthy views: light dustings of snow on the mountain tops, lingering twilights, and best of all? Changing leaves on mountain slopes. While Alberta doesn’t have the autumnal reds that you can find in Eastern Canada, we are pretty fond of the colours that we do have: the flaming orange/reds
Hike Canada’s Highest Pass
Monday, July 2, 2018
This season we have put a twist on one of our classic KO tours. How did we do that you ask? Well, we made it even easier for you to get out and hike on the Highwood Pass. We have added a new member to the Kananaskis Outfitters team: Big Bertha! Big Bertha is our brand new passenger van, so we can now shuttle adventurers from our shop in the Kananaskis Village, right up to the top of the Highwood Pass for their hike. Let’s
Kananaskis Outfitters Visits Wild Life Distillery
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Have you heard about Adventure Hub? Yes? Awesome! No? Then you need to check this out. What is Adventure Hub? Well long story short, it is a curated group of experiences from incredible, locally owned companies focused on offering unique experiences based on their personal expertise. With experiences from cave exploration with Canmore Cave Tours, to sleigh rides with Boundary Ranch or float trips with Canmore Raft Tours, Adventure Hub has it all. Kananaskis Outfitters is proud to be a member of this incredible group