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Summer Issue Hits Stands June 7th

That’s right KMC fans, the new summer issue is on it’s way. Magazines will be shipped to distributors starting the 7th of June, so check into your local retailers to get a fresh copy. This summer’s theme of Wanderlust takes us to a photo shoot on the Athabasca glacier in the Canadian Rockies, to the [...]

New Kootenay Bike Website

Ahhh, the wonders of Facebook. Check your news feed every once in a while and voila, one of your more-interesting-than-you friends post a link to a site that fires you up. We’re well into bike season here in the Kootenays. The trails are fresh and tacky. The subalpine is beginning to open up. Trail maintenance [...]

Beautiful Art

Check out this beautiful website by born and raised Kootenay artists, Simon Haiduk and Andrea Drury. Featuring graphic art, motion and sound, this dynamic duo presents their amazing talents in a way that’s easy to navigate and experience. Spend some time on www.symbiosonic.com and let us know what you think.

New Backcountry Legislation May Threaten Skiers

This comes from one our contributors, Mark Hartley. Mark’s written a very interesting letter to the Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts concerning new proposed backcountry legislation in the wake of so many recent snowmobile deaths in BC. It’s a great letter and raises some very legitimate concerns for the future of winter backcountry [...]

Red’s Responsibility Code

As you may or may not know, the reconstruction of Red Mountain’s iconic day lodge is currently underway just outside of Rossland, BC. With so much history ground into the wood (especially Rafters, what must be one of the best ski resort bars in the world), one would hope the renovation is able to retain [...]

Micro Magazines and the Future of Media

The following is an exerpt from Seth Godin’s blog. As KMC begins to emerge as a voice for mountain culture thinkers around the world, this post seems to reaffirm that we’re right on track and the future, despite all the crazy things happening in media and marketing these days, is bright. Does anyone read Time [...]