Oct 25
The first-ever Calgary outdoor expo and festival is set to take place this upcoming Saturday and Sunday, next to McMahon Stadium in northwest Calgary. The two-day show will feature retailers, outfitters exhibits, workshops, demonstrations, and a gigantic outdoor gear swap. For more information, check out www.calgaryoutdoorfestival.com
Oct 21
KMC Publisher and Photo Editor, Peter Moynes spend the day yesterday shooting the towers being helicoptered in up at Nelson’s Whitewater Resort. With the towers essentially in place, WH20 looks on track for there late December opening date. With tons of new glading and a huge under the chair bomber, 2010/11 is shaping up to [...]
Oct 12
Oh great goodness, the wait is going to be worth it. Rossland based filmmakers, Derek Frankowski and Ryan Gibb, coupled with KMC Editor Mitchell Scott and Kootenay Shredders Mike Hopkins, Riley McIntosh and Evan Schwartz, take you on a bike journey for the ages. Delicious imagery, incredible storytelling, this film is not to be missed! [...]
Oct 8
Winter is upon us. But as we look to the future, it’s not a bad idea to drift back into the past. The glorious, super deep, skinny ski, wineskin toting past. Where everything is beautiful. Bill Heath and Mike Davies’ seminal ski film, Ski Your Ass Off is an all-time classic. And if you haven’t [...]
Oct 7
This is classic Kootenay. Created by Nelson filmmaker Clay Mitchell, and first premiering at KMC’s own Backyard Booty last winter, Dizzy Karts captures the soul and essence of what it means to live in the sticks. The drama, the industry, the giant dildos on your hockey helmet. It’s all here. It’s all powerful. Click HERE [...]
Oct 6
So, I post this for a few reasons. It was made by a Nelson guy, Eric Crosland, who works for Kona Bicycles. And, of course, it’s an amazing video, with unreal bike footage of a serious shredder tearing apart the Canadian DH course at Whistler, BC. Kona Operator – Shimano Saint from Christopher Halcrow on [...]
Oct 4
It is perhaps the gnarliest singular event in all of action sports. Some cliffs, rocks, a bunch of dirt, and 25 of the most unafraid cyclists in the entire world. We had a bunch of Kootenay riders in the mix this year, down in Virgin, Utah for the Red Bull Rampage. Mike Hopkins, Kurt Sorge, [...]