Feb 24
Writer Vince Shuley reports on the upcoming KMC sponsored Kootenay Coldsmoke Festival this weekend at Whitewater Winter Resort. Check out his article in the Whistler-based Pique Magazine. It’s a beaut! When you hear the words “road trip” the pop culture image comes to mind of a busload of drunken, obnoxious college kids crossing state lines [...]
Feb 24
The 6th annual Coldsmoke Powder Festival kicks off today, and continues throughout the weekend. Tonight’s “Toast to the Kootenay’s ” is hosted by KMC’s Peter Moynes and takes place at the Capitol theatre in Nelson, BC. Come join us for a night of multi media sweetness, with presentations by Freeride Entertainment, Steve Ogle, Greg Hill, [...]
Feb 9
We here at KMC recently had the good fortune of getting an advanced sample of the new Quintic 28 backcountry ski/snowboard pack from Arc’teryx. While we plan on running this little beauty through its paces this winter, we wanted to give you a quick look at the amazing structure and organization of this great touring [...]
Feb 7
Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine had the incredible privilege of being present at the Red Bull Supernatural snowboarding event this past Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at Baldface Lodge. From our perspective, and having followed the creation of this event since its inception nearly a year ago, all expectations were met. Red Bull Supernatural was one of [...]
Feb 3
We recently received a very beautiful letter from Rowena Eloise from the remote community of Argenta, BC, on Kootenay Lake. It’s not often you get a wonderfully hand written letter these days. Thanks Rowena, we very much appreciate it.
Jan 26
It’s no surprise, after winning numerous awards at the Banff Film Festival and XDance, Sherpas Cinema brings in some serious bling at Powder’s annual video awards. Watch the emotional acceptance speech below, or click on the image above to read the report from Powder. As a media sponsor of the film, All.I.Can, Kootenay Mountain Culture [...]
Jan 18
If you were in Fernie on January 17th, 2012, you were a very lucky, incredibly smart person. While the West Kootenays has been getting hammered by a cold, dry, producing storm track, Fernie takes the cake with a massive 74 centimetre dump of the super fluffy. Take a look, and make sure you get out [...]