Tag: Selkirk Mountains
Nelson’s Baby
/Reading Time: 7 minutes The annual Coldsmoke Powder Fest at Whitewater is an enviable community celebration that goes well beyond the Kootenays. In 1867, gold and silver were discovered near the shores of Kootenay […]
Read more »After the Avalanche
/Reading Time: 8 minutes My emotional rebuild was more difficult than the physical part, but a return to the alpine was necessary therapy. By Greg Hill Photos Bruno Long in Fall 2015 issue […]
Read more »Booming Mountain Camps
/Reading Time: 4 minutes A spiritual ride for women that tones all levels of the body and mind. By tobias c. van Veen in Buyer’s Guide 2014 issue Training involves not just buffing up […]
Read more »Rev It Up
/Reading Time: 6 minutes These are heady times for the winter recreation industry in B.C. Whistler-Blackcomb has thrown off the pessimism that came after two sub-par snow years, and the excitement of the Olympics […]
Read more »The Original Cat: Sekirk Wilderness Cat Skiing
/Reading Time: 4 minutes It was seeing a modified snowcat shuttle in Aspen Snowmass in 1965 that planted the seed for Canada’s first-ever cat operation— and all the dozens that would follow. “My dad […]
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