music, but public tours
are also offered. You’ll see
where musical magic was
(and is) made and hear
the stories behind this and
other treasured artifacts.
This season, get
a taste of ice
cross, a church
café and historic
carriages
Frozen thrills at Red Bull Crashed Ice
EVENTS
Extreme Action
Dubbed the world’s fastest
sport on skates, Ice Cross
Downhill is a thrilling
combination of hockey,
boardercross and downhill
skiing. Get a firsthand
glimpse of the action when
the Red Bull Crashed Ice
series returns to Edmonton
for the first time in three
years. Alberta’s capital is the
only Canadian Crashed Ice
stop—and the last race in
this year’s series, following
events in Minnesota,
Finland and France. Expect
a rollicking spectacle as
skaters from around the
world showcase their skills
and endurance while racing
60
Spring 2018
AMA inSider
down a one-of-a-kind ice
track. First one to the
bottom wins!
March 9 & 10
crashedice.redbull.com
ARTS & CULTURE
Special Studio
From Led Zeppelin to Deep
Purple to Fleetwood Mac,
the roster of rock legends
who’ve recorded major
albums using the Rolling
Stones Mobile Studio is long
indeed. (Mick, Keith and the
crew used it too, of course.)
But you no longer have to
be a guitar god to check out
the famed space, which was
built in 1968 to allow hard-
touring musicians to record
whenever and wherever they
wanted. Following two years
of restoration work, the first-
ever mobile recording studio
is once again functional—
and parked at Calgary’s
Studio Bell, home of the
National Music Centre.
Its primary use will be as a
commercial recording stu-
dio for the creation of new
The Stones’ iconic mobile studio
Storied Sleighs
In 1887, a wagon train of
Mormon pioneers came to
a stop in southern Alberta
and founded the town
of Cardston. Today, it’s
home to the Remington
Carriage Museum, where
you can discover what life
on the road used to be like.
North America’s largest
public display of historical
wagons, buggies, sleighs and
carriages includes prominent
pieces, such as a New York
City-made Barouche carriage
used by Queen Elizabeth
II, the oldest remaining
Concord Stage Coach in the
world, and a homemade
caboose from Saskatchewan,
used for taking kids to school
in winter. After exploring the
350-vehicle collection, follow
the Mormon settlers’ path
to Magrath, Raymond and
Stirling. The communities
comprise Canada’s Mormon
Trail, and feature a number
of national and provincial
historic sites.
history.alberta.ca/remington;
themormontrail.ca
Brandon
Call 403-543-5115
to book a tour;
nmc.ca