Outdoors

The Emperor’s Challenge results issue

While it wasn’t quite as close a race as last year, Kris Swanson used his ability to fall with style downhill and pull ahead...

Butcher Trail dedication

It was just over a year ago that Bruce Butcher—whose Wolverine Nordic Ski Association became the Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society (WNMS)—passed away. To honour...

Emperor’s Challenge 2023 Results

Female 18 and Under NameTime#Halle Jorgenson2:41:221Maelle Levasseur2:46:272Nicole Troyer2:51:393McKenna Pollock2:51:404Chloe Vandermeulen2:54:555Israel Tebulte2:56:206Jessie Pearson2:59:347Miya Kemp3:07:408Raeya Madden3:07:549Kate Dempsey3:09:0710Anna Atkinson3:09:2611Breanna Stacey3:23:4212Bryn Willms3:46:2013Charalize Stacey3:50:4214Morenzie Bellows4:07:5415 Female Open NameTime#Madison Twelvetree1:53:371Jackie Benning2:04:222Rachel Kalkman2:10:373Chelsey Thorne2:12:304Desiree...

For his first race, New Zealand resident picks Emperor’s Challenge

It is approximately 12,830 km from Brightwater, New Zealand to the start line of the Emperor’s Challenge. To put that in perspective, that’s 641.5 Emperor’s...

Campfires are allo… Wait…what? Sigh. Nevermind

After announcing the ban on Campfires was being rescinded after a prolonged wet spell here in the North, the Prince George Fire Centre rolled...

Bear attack a reminder to be safe in the backcountry

Recently, a tree planter in the Tumbler Ridge area was injured after an encounter with a bear—assumed to be a grizzly—turned violent. A 21-year-old female...

Registrations up for this year’s Emperor’s Challenge

With less than two weeks left until the 2023 Emperor’s Challenge, there are still about 200 spots open. This is down from the heady days...

Fore! WNMS looks to establish permanent disc golf course in Tumbler

Disc golf is becoming increasingly popular. Across the country, there are at least 750 disc golf courses, from the Confederation Hill course near the...

Construction begins on new mountain bike area

The Tumbler Ridge Mountain Bike Association (TRMBA) is hoping to start attracting mountain bike tourists to Tumbler Ridge with a new series of trails...

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