About Lynn

I arrived in Banff, in the bosom of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, many years ago and fell hopelessly in love. Growing up in Montreal, I stud­ied cre­ative writ­ing at Con­cor­dia Uni­ver­sity while pursuing adven­tures in fast fash­ion and faster dance music. Mountain adventures, I quickly recognized, were quite different. And far more compelling. I’ve lived in the mountains ever since.

Mountain life is connected to the outdoors, our natural environment, the flow of the seasons. I learned to ski at the resorts, but quickly preferred backcountry skiing, far from crowds and motors and machines. I took skills courses, then embarked on multi-day wilderness adventures with friends, setting our own trails in fresh snow. I learned mountaineering and rock climbing skills and through these activities I met intrepid people with amazing stories.

I’ve written about moun­tain life since the mid-1990s, and published three books, 10 biographical booklets and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, all cel­e­brat­ing the unique cul­ture, adven­tur­ous lifestyle and intrigu­ing per­son­al­i­ties of west­ern Canada’s dis­tinct moun­tain community, set to the always captivating, astonishing mountain landscape.

It was through my backcountry adventures that I experienced glaciers up close, skiing past massive crevasses of deep blue ancient ice. Witnessing these miracles of nature nurtured my desire to improve my photography skills so I could capture their dynamic, mysterious moods. It’s a labour of love I’ll never lose my passion for.

I shared my first pub­lic pre­sen­ta­tion at the 2008 Banff Moun­tain Book Fes­ti­val, and since then I’ve spoken before audi­ences of dozens to hun­dreds in the­atres and halls across west­ern Canada. I truly enjoy engaging with my audi­ences, and even as our glaciers melt, they remain fascinating places of astonishing beauty and captivating stories, which I love to share, along with my images.