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oTENTiks are coming to a mountain park near you!

Posted on: April 29th, 2013

Are you a boomer interested in connecting with the outdoors in comfort? Is your young family looking for camping convenience? Are you thinking of camping for the first time? This summer, Parks Canada is making your camping experience in Banff National Park easier!

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2012 Contest Submissions

Posted on: April 1st, 2013

Have a look here at your submissions to our 2012/2013 Contest. Please keep in mind, more are uploaded on a regular basis. That means if yours isn’t showing up yet it will, pretty soon.

Videos Category | “Win a Houseboat Vacation” | $6200 Value

This video was submitted by Melinda Pedregosa.

This video was submitted by Liam Mullany.
The text he sent us along is the following:”3 days, 2000 kilometres, no sleep. After spending years looking at my computer’s desktop background of Moraine Lake, I decided to saddle up and make the trek, along with Patrick Hage-Moussa, from Vancouver to the Rockies to check it out first-hand.
The trip involved climbing one of the peaks overlooking Lake Louise, Mt. Fairview as well as a scenic drive home through Jasper on the Icefields Parkway.”

This video was submitted by Jean-Pierre Corp.
The text he sent us along is the following:”Mt. Fairview panorama, Banff National Park, Alberta.”

This video was submitted by Jean-Pierre Corp.
The text he sent us along is the following:”Mt. Allan panorama, Spray Valley Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta.”

This video was submitted by Allen Gibson.
The text he sent us along is the following:”Shots of our expedition into the heart of Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia.”

This video was submitted by Karla Parchoma.
The text she sent us along is the following:”I love British Columbia, Kelowna.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”Summer 2011. Our family spent a week in Jasper and a couple of days in the Okanagan.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”My daughter spent 6 months in Jasper National Park in 2011. I put together some of her video clips and pictures.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”Summer 2011. I compiled a few clips from Ellison Provincial Park in the Okanagan and Jasper National Park.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”Summer 2012. This is a summary of our holidays we spent that summer in BC and Alberta. We visited the Okanagan where we rode our bikes through Myra Canyon and enjoyed the beach at Ellison Provincial Park. We went to Calgary, Banff, Drumheller, the Badlands and Dinosaur Provincial Parks.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”December 2011. This is about an hour’s hike from Cypress Bowl Provincial Park in West Vancouver. This is a fantastic view overlooking Howe Sound. At this place you only have to stretch out your arm and these whiskey jacks will land on it.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”Summer 2012. This is a really special place with real Dinosaur bones! Awesome landscape, exciting programs and highly educational. Great fun for the whole family.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”Summer 2011. We spent one week in Jasper National Park and saw lots of wildlife.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”January 2013. Vancouver was fogged in but in Burnaby Mountain Park you were above the clouds. So I put my camera on a tripod and shot pictures in intervals of 4 seconds to produce these time lapses. In the background you can the Coast Mountains.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”This was a great cycling trip in the Okanagan in the summer 2011 along the old Kettle Valley Railway route in Myra Canyon near Kelowna.”

This video was submitted by Stephan Meinke.
The text he sent us along is the following:”In summer 2012, we visited Banff National Park.”

This video was submitted by Laura Bentley.
The text she sent us along is the following:”Banff landslide, 2 km west of Banff on July 20, 2012, once in a lifetime experience.”

This video was submitted by Marshall Proctor.
The text he sent us along is the following:”My wife Marlene entered the contest with a video shot in Mt. Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks. This video was taken on August 20, 2012. The four cousins are our grand children, two from Coldstream and two from Calgary. They composed their own song at the end of the video.”
The text she sent us along is the following:”Join us as we experience the mountain parks in Kananaskis Country and Banff and Yoho National Parks: hiking, cycling, kayaking, photography, snowshoeing and a helicopter ride.”

Details about the prizes and categories can be found here.

Allow 24 to 48 hours for review and approval.
Please keep in mind your photos might be optimized according to best practices for Web display.

Please make sure you send us your photos/videos descriptions, dates and locations. This is critical, as without this valuable information we won’t consider your submissions for any prizes. We still might post them on our website though.

This year there are four categories;
– Dream Getaway to Banff (Only photos in the Flowers & Wildlife Category will be considered)
– Dream Getaway to Jasper (Only photos in the Landscapes & Sunsets Category will be considered)
– Dream Getaway to Revelstoke (Only photos in the friends & Family Category will be considered)
– Houseboat Vacation (Only “Experiences Videos” will be considered).

Good luck all!!

Contest rules

Eligibility: Employees of CMI Publishing and the contest sponsors are not eligible. There is no limit on the number of entries that any one contestant can submit. The entry deadline for all four prize packages is March 31, 2013.

Submissions: Are limited to photos taken within the mountain parks of Alberta, British Columbia, and Montana. Digital images should be saved as JPGs, in CMYK mode at 300 DPI.

All images should have minimum dimensions of 4” by 6”. All entries must include the name and contact information of the photographer, a caption for the photo, and specifics on the date and location as to when the image was taken.

Here’s how to enter:

Mail your entry to: CMI Publishing, 116 Parkview Way SE, Calgary, AB, T2J 4M8.
Drop off your entry to The Camera Store, 802 – 11th Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2R 0E5.
Upload your image(s) above.
email your entry to Contest@ExperienceMountainParks.ca.

Selection:
Photo submissions will be reviewed and selected on technical quality, creativity, composition, and overall impact. The winners hereby agree to have their names, photos, and entries published in the 2013 edition of Experience The Mountain Parks, and online at www.ExperienceTheMountainParks.ca. Judging of the entries will be conducted by a panel of professional photographers. All decisions by the judging panel will be final.

Rights:
Photographic submissions remain the property of the photographer. The sponsors reserve full usage rights of all entries for a period of three years, without cost, for use in tourism brochures, and any other corporate promotional materials. CMI Publishing reserves the right to showcase all winning and honourable mention photography indefinitely within Experience the Mountain Parks, on the contest website and within contest promotional material. Sponsor rights shall not include the sale of submitted photographs to other parties or other commercial use. Photo credits will be provided where possible at the discretion of the sponsors.

More opportunities to win! Throughout the year, we will post other contests and specials, so refer to our blog page weekly and follow Bob on Twitter (close to 16,000 are!!)

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Submissions to our 2012/2013 Photos/Videos Contest are now over…

Posted on: April 1st, 2013

A huge “Thank You” for their submissions to:

– Alan Lam, Calgary, Alberta
– Alastair Luke, Calgary, Alberta
– Allen Gibson, Lethbridge, Alberta
– Anbareen Abeer, Calgary, Alberta
– Andrea Bordun, Sylvan Lake, Alberta
– Angela Mitchell, Yakima, Washington, U.S.A.
– Argee Gavino, Hinton, Alberta
– Ash Lattanzi, Nanaimo, British Columbia
– Barbara Ford, Spruce Grove, Alberta
– Barry Philippson, Ottawa, Ontario
– Benjamin Beaupré-Walsh, Regina, Saskatchewan
– Bob Strain, Abbotsford, British Columbia
– Brian Hicks, Devon, Alberta
– Candice Armit, Edmonton, Alberta
– Carol Tomkulak, Vernon, British Columbia
– Cheryl Navratil, Coaldale, Alberta
– Chris Girard, Richmond, British Columbia
– Christie Jess, Port Williams, Nova Scotia
– Christina Hunterwagner, Maple Creek, British Columbia
– Christine Newman, Cochrane, Alberta
– Cindy Burkholder, Wetaskiwin, Alberta
– Claude Robidoux, Penticton, British Columbia
– Court Gregson, Lethbridge, Alberta
– Courtney Neal, Calgary, Alberta
– Csaba Shopper, Edmonton, Alberta
– David Schwab, Winnipeg, Manitoba
– Debbie Brewer, Prince George, British Columbia
– Denis Delisle, Magna Bay, British Columbia
– Diane Ruault, Edgewater, British Columbia
– Don Webster, Calgary, Alberta
– Eduardo Baena, Surrey, British Columbia
– Erica Koch, Vancouver, British Columbia
– Franchesca Sakai, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
– Franziska Ziegler, Lich, Germany
– Gaylene Tingstad, Turner Valley, Alberta
– Graham McKerrell, Calgary, Alberta
– Greg Campbell, High River, Alberta
– Greg Ewanchuk, Edmonton, Alberta
– Hailey Rickewaert, Rimbey, Alberta
– Harald Oldach, Edmonton, Alberta
– How Chua, Calgary, Alberta
– J. Shirley Chinneck, Canmore, Alberta
– James Anderson, Calgary, Alberta
– Jared Doell, Onoway, Alberta
– Jason Blume, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
– Jason Nolan, High River, Alberta
– Jean-Pierre Corp, Calgary, Alberta
– Jeff Morris, Jasper, Alberta
– Jeffrey Bobrel, Revelstoke, British Columbia
– Jennifer Chomiak, Lethbridge, Alberta
– Jeremy Klager, Calgary, Alberta
– Jim Chobotuk, Calgary, Alberta
– Joanna Nemrava, Kamloops, British Columbia
– Johannes von Langenhauser, Bragg Creek, Alberta
– John Morrison, Calgary, Alberta
– Jolene Bryant, Elko, British Columbia
– Joshua Tack, Missoula, Montana, U.S.A.
– Karla Parchoma, Lloydminster, Alberta
– Karolina Bil, Edmonton, Alberta
– Katherine Lim, Edmonton, Alberta
– Kelly Melanson, Fort McMurray, Alberta
– Kevin Eaton, Sylvan Lake, Alberta
– Kevin Kiez, Port Moody, British Columbia
– Kevin Luethi, Vancouver, British Columbia
– Laura Bentley, Calgary, Alberta
– Laura Golebiowski, Calgary, Alberta
– Leesa Epp, Lacombe, Alberta
– Leslie Achtymichuk, Delta, British Columbia
– Liam Mullany, Coquitlam, British Columbia
– Lindsey Bell, Edmonton, Alberta
– Lisa Schlosser, Kingston, Ontario
– Lloyd Dykstra, Grande Prairie, Alberta
– Lucie Grenier, Lac-Drolet, Québec
– Marilee Cahoon, Cardston, Alberta
– Mark Burden, Edmonton, Alberta
– Mark Rossi, Corby, Northants, U.K.
– Marshall and Marlene Proctor, Coldstream, British Columbia
– Mary Armstrong, Calgary, Alberta
– Mélanie Lessard, East Broughton, Québec
– Melinda Pedregosa, Calgary, Alberta
– Michael Jones, Calgary, Alberta
– Michal Prouza, Horní Radechová, Czech Republic
– Michelle Beaudry, Williams Lake, British Columbia
– Michelle Lacher, Edmonton, Alberta
– Michelle Spragg, Revelstoke, British Columbia
– Mike Lenaour, Lethbridge, Alberta
– Mike Mueller, Regina, Saskatchewan
– Mike Robertson, Calgary, Alberta
– Monica Hardy, Calgary, Alberta
– Monte Comeau, Salmo, British Columbia
– Moonhee Han, Vancouver, British Columbia
– Murray Everett, Calgary, Alberta
– Pamela Wallin, Prince George, British Columbia
– Pat Weninger, Armstrong, British Columbia
– Paulette Bulley, Fort McMurray, Alberta
– Pete Hodgson, Canmore, Alberta
– Petra Kos, Sechelt, British Columbia
– Quinn VanGaalen, Foremost, Alberta
– Rachel Ambrose, Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S.A.
– Rachel Lambert, Vauxhall, Alberta
– Reynold Reimer, Calgary, Alberta
– Rob Milson, Edmonton, Alberta
– Roland Dainton, Victoria, British Columbia
– Ronda Coughlan, Calgary, Alberta
– Rosemarie Wrobel, Calgary, Alberta
– Ross Lucy, Calgary, Alberta
– Russ Scullen, Canmore, Alberta
– Sandra Barron, Grand Forks, British Columbia
– Sarah Wutzke, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
– Sarai Schuk, 150 Mile House, Alberta
– Savannah Claudepierre, Kamloops, British Columbia
– Serenity Morgan, Revelstoke, British Columbia
– Stephan Meinke, Burnaby, British Columbia
– Suzan Masoud, Edmonton, Alberta
– Suzanne Hunter, Calgary, Alberta
– Syed Azfar Zaheer, Thornhill, Ontario
– Tanis Hardy, Cardston, Alberta
– Terence Broughton, Calgary, Alberta
– Vera Minifie, Edmonton, Alberta
– Wesley Underhill, Edson, Alberta
– Yj Zhang, Calgary, Alberta
– Yu Liu, Calgary, Alberta
– Yvonne Johns, Kimberley, British Columbia

Good luck all of you!

Remember, as we’ve got 4 different prizes,
4 of you are winners, one in each of the following categories!

We received 780 photos and 19 videos:
454 photos in the category “Landscapes and Sunsets” competing for a Dream Getaway to Jasper comprising a 2 night stay at Jasper Park Lodge + 1 night stay and a $60 dinner voucher at Sunwapta Falls Rocky Mountain Resort + Rafting experience with Rocky Mountain River Guides + Glacier Icewalk for a family of 4 with Peter Lemieux + 4 tickets for the Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure provided by Brewster Attractions + One HD camera + accessories from the Camera Store in Calgary (around $1500),
189 photos in the category “Flowers and Wildlife” competing for a Dream Getaway to Banff comprising a 2 night stay at the Banff Aspen Lodge + 4 tickets for the Sulphur Mountain Gondola and the Banff Lake Cruise by Brewster Attractions + $50 gift certificate to The Old Spaghetti Factory + 1 set of 3 guide books by Graeme Pole + 1 guided hike with Graeme Pole (priceless) + 20 min Family Trail Ride with Timberline Tours + 4 Hiking Boots for a family of 4 provided by Keen Canada (around $800) + 4 portable campfires provided by Campfire in a Can (around $330 each),
137 photos in the category “Friends and Family” photos competing for a Dream Getaway to Revelstoke comprising 1 night stay for 2 at Poppi’s Guesthouse + 2 night stay at Powder Springs Inn + An adult and youth adventure Tower Combo at Sky Trek Adventure Park + $40 for Benoit’s Wine Bar + Family Pass for Enchanted Forest + 2 passes to Revelstoke Museum and Archives + 2 passes to Revelstoke Railway Museum +  2 passes to the Nickelodeon Museum + 2 Parks Canada passes and 2 prints + One helicopter sightseeing tour with a stop and walk with Glacier Helicopters,
19 videos in the category “Experience The Mountain Parks” competing for a Houseboat Vacation of a three-day (long) weekend for up to 20 guests on the Genesis 75 during peak season (yes we said ‘peak season’) of the summer 2013. This incredible prize, valued over $6000, is sponsored by Waterway.

Check out all submissions, and discover more experiences in the mountain parks!

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Please be patient…

Posted on: March 22nd, 2013

As we’ve got quite numerous photos and videos in the queue to be uploaded on our website re: our 2012/2013 Photos/Videos Contest. Read More

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Who said people don’t read the ads?

Posted on: February 27th, 2013

This typo seen on the Calgary Herald website made our day though!
Who wants to go to Calgary’s closet mountain? Do you?

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Reinventing Yourself With Adventure: Getting Your Feet Wet

Posted on: February 25th, 2013
I have discovered that reinventing yourself or your business requires change, something that also causes discomfort. I encountered a brilliant example of this recently, when I attended the Adventure Travel and Trade Association (ATTA) Global Summit in Lucerne, Switzerland. Taleb Rifai,Secretary General of UNWTO, acknowledged the importance of adventure travel in the world and praised adventure professionals for taking the time to gather and learn. But not all of the learning happened at the conference centre.
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Mountain romantics, the Whites of Banff

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Forty years ago, during the record snow years of the early 70s, I stood outside all winter at Sunshine Village Ski Resort loading the Strawberry T-Bar. Clifford J. White, President of the organization, often rode my lift, as did his children, Cliffy, Brad and Tristan. Little did we think that someday I would be writing their family history.

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Our Trivia Quiz #7 is now online, another chance for you to win a set of three useful guides

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

Our newest Trivia Quiz is now online!

Thank you Graeme Pole for offering another set of three useful companion guides.

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And the two winners of our Trivia Quiz #6 are….

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

Denise Kitagawa, from Calgary, Alberta and Shelly Stetsko, from Castlegar, British Columbia.

They got all answers right and their names were randomly drawn. Congratulations Denise and Shelly!

The author Graeme Pole is generously offering two sets of his 3 companion guides.

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Next cover of Experience The Mountain Parks

Posted on: February 9th, 2013

We have a winner!

Thanks to everyone who voted on Facebook and here on our site. Thanks also to all those who wrote in.
The cover image you selected for the 2013 edition of Experience the Mountain Parks, with 37% of all votes cast is…. drum roll please…

Option #1, shown here again below for your convenience. Hope you enjoy!

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