The new issue of ML Rocky Mountains has dropped.
Editor’s Message: Rooted
There’s a tension in winter. Isolation versus connection. Stillness versus survival.
Winter in Canada demands resilience—physical, emotional, ecological. It asks us to endure the season’s weight. We take our cue from the trees that persist and persevere through storms, frost and freeze-thaw cycles, their roots deep and steady.
But being rooted isn’t the same as being stuck. To be rooted is to be connected. Winter brings out parts of ourselves that often lie dormant the rest of the year. Artistic pursuits, shelved hobbies and back-burnered relationships return.
The season turns us inward, causing reflection. There’s responsibility here: caring for others, showing up for community. Helping people in need is as much a part of the season as snowfall. We’ve learned how to survive here—not just physically, but together.
This winter at Mountain Life Rocky Mountains, we explore what it means to be rooted. From carving turns through dry powder at down-home Castle Mountain Resort to tracing the gnarled limbs of ancient limber pines. We hear trees turned into music. Meet people whose healing work grows from horses, land and connection. And watch from the sidelines, as one of our own chases her homespun dream on Robson’s south face.
Winter is a return to quiet steadfastness rooted in community. Listening, learning and letting the mountains remind us where we belong and why we stay. –Erin Moroz
Check out the issue online here.
MLRM Print Pick-up Locations:
BANFF: Banff Centre For Arts and Creativity, Fairmont Banff Springs (in-room), Lole, Monod Sports, Smartwool Banff, Whyte Museum, Wild Flour Cafe.
CALGARY, COCHRANE + EDMONTON: Bike Bros (Cochrane), Elements Patagonia, Found Bookshop (Cochrane), MEC (Calgary), Trailblazers (Cochrane).
CANMORE: Alpine Club of Canada, artsPlace, Bicycle Cafe, communitea cafe, Eclipse Coffee Roasters (both stores), Grizzly Paw Brewery, JK Bakery (downtown), Elevation Place, Valbella Gourmet Foods, Vertical Addiction, Wapiti Sports.
GOLDEN: Moon Cycle, Whitetooth Brewing.
JASPER: Astoria Hotel, Athabasca Hotel, Basecamp Outfitters, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Lostlands Cafe, Habitat for the Arts.
LAKE LOUISE: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (in-room), Laagans Bakery.
NORDEGG: Aurum Lodge, Miner’s Café.
REVELSTOKE: Eagle Pass Heli, La Baguette, Mica Heli, Pulse Bootfitters, Valhalla Pure Outfitters, Skookum Cycle & Ski.
VALEMOUNT: VALE Coffee, Valemount Visitor Information Centre.
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