Why the app
Everything you'd ask a local, already in your pocket.
The app is free. A single one-time unlock, about the price of a coffee, opens every e-bike tour, every hike and all of Joe's recommended runs.
Joe's recommended runsE-bike tours and hikes
Runs picked by a ski patroller for every skill level, from a first day on snow to the steeps, at Norquay, Sunshine and Lake Louise.Routes drawn by a local guide. Your phone follows along and each stop tells its story as you reach it, from an easy hour's stroll to a summit.
Find it fast
Ski and board rentals, washrooms, food, free parking and bus stops, sorted by what is closest to you, with directions.Bike rentals, washrooms, food, free parking and bus stops, sorted by what is closest to you, with directions on foot, by bike or by car.
Local knowledge
Tips from someone who was born here and has spent a lifetime guiding, climbing and patrolling these mountains. The stuff the brochures leave out.
Three towns, one guide
Pick your basecamp.
Built by a local
Not a tourism board. A guide.
I was born in Banff, and I've spent most of my life in these mountains as a climbing instructor, mountaineer and guide. These days my winters are spent on ski patrol at Mt. Norquay.
I built these apps to answer the questions visitors ask me every day, so you spend less time searching and more time out there.
Joe McKay
From the field
The Canadian Rockies
The Banff app is almost here
Summer and winter editions, coming soon to iPhone and Android. Free to download, with one small unlock for the e-bike tours, hikes and recommended runs.
Canmore and Lake Louise are next.
Send a quick email and I'll let you know the day each app launches. Nothing else.