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2021-10-29Mountain Mentors has launched their Winter 2021/22 Applications for mentorship programs in Backcountry Skiing, Splitboarding, and Snowshoeing....replies0views1076
2021-10-29
2021-10-28A new concept from Arc'teryx has just kicked off called Nic'ole. Nicole McLaughlin, an arc'teryx ambassador, is the...replies0views1053
2021-10-28
2021-10-26Vasu Sojitra is an athlete who has climbed peaks like the Grand Teton and climbs and skis peaks in Montana's Beartooth and Bridger...replies0views1329
2021-10-26
2021-10-25It has been felt in the climbing industry, the biking industry, the ski industry, and perhaps every outdoor industry... the supply shortage. In...replies0views1126
2021-10-25
2021-10-24So, we’re nearly at Winter’s ridge line. Not quite at the precipice of the season, but getting pretty darn close. As we approach, we...replies0views927
2021-10-24
2021-10-22Will Gadd shares his thoughts on how to fall while ice climbing. Following some ice climbing incidents a few years ago where ice climbers were...replies0views1027
2021-10-22
2021-10-21The proponent(s) behind the Zincton resort on HWY 31A between Kaslo and New Denver are hosting a public engagement session on Zoom between 5 and 7...replies0views781
2021-10-21
2021-10-20When athletes join forces with scientists, great things are bound to happen. In this case, professional athlete, 14er Ski Record holder,...replies0views1099
2021-10-20
2021-10-19Red maple leaf aside, few symbols have been more iconic in Canadian culture than the MEC logo and after 50 years of retail experience in the...replies0views1739
2021-10-19
2021-10-18Revelstoke based athlete Janelle Yip was awarded the title of 'Female Athlete of the Year' at this years High Five Festival. The HIgh...replies0views2746
2021-10-18
2021-10-17“Up here on a day like this, it’s easy to forget the planet is in turmoil.” As another season of snow approaches the Northern...replies0views1005
2021-10-17
2021-10-16InsideTracker is a platform that uses a questionnaire, DNA, and blood tests to better understand you, then uses a sophisticated algorithm to...replies0views1072
2021-10-16
2021-10-15One of the most common misunderstandings about avalanches is that they just happen; that it’s just the luck of the draw. The most...replies0views1023
2021-10-15
2021-10-13A couple of years ago, a team of American Alpinists set out to climb 'the last great unclimbed mountain' in the Karakorams, Link...replies0views1268
2021-10-13
2021-10-12From Level 1 comes a visual experience of the purity of joy, powder, lip chap and hot wax on a board or set of planks. With Winter around the...replies0views1157
2021-10-12
2021-10-11Lauren DeLauney Miller's long overdue anthology - Valley of Giants chronicles the history of women climbers in Yosemite from 1930 -...replies0views915
2021-10-11
2021-10-10Now’s the time folks. If you wait too long you’ll be throwing your ski gear in the back of the pickup, only to show up at the skin...replies0views1210
2021-10-10
2021-10-06Safe to say we've officially made into the shoulder season and for those who are swapping out chalk bags for tools, here are some...replies0views991
2021-10-06
2021-10-05The Banff Mountain Film Festival is returning back yet again for another run of inspiring films. Both Live and virtual, the festival...replies0views1090
2021-10-05
2021-10-03So, maybe you’ve never climbed a wall before. Or, maybe you have. Either way, no matter what your rock climbing experience or ability,...replies1views1443
2024-01-12
2021-10-01The North Face and director Anne Cleary have teamed up to offer a new feature called “The Approach,” which aims to highlight BIPOC,...replies0views980
2021-10-01
2021-09-30This video came out at the end of last season from Arcteryx. It features a cool concept and editing, and local lad Sam Kuch skiing some crazy...replies0views1286
2021-09-30
2021-09-29Just as surely as winter approaches, the conversation regarding the proposed Zincton Project continues in the Kootenays. For those who...replies0views1362
2021-09-29
2021-09-27It's easy for us folks living in the Kootenays, or the Fraser Valley, or the Coast to take for granted the amazing access we have to the...replies0views2188
2021-09-27
2021-09-26As the days get shorter, the evenings colder and we approach the almanac’s first predicted frost date, it is safe to say we are officially...replies0views1430
2021-09-26