Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine

KMC Table of Contents Teaser

mitchell — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:13:41 +0000

Yes, the rumours are true, the latest edition of Kootenay Mountain Culture magazine is out and about at a fine outdoor shop near you. If you haven’t had the urge to seek one out yet, here’s a gander at Table of Contents: The Versus Issue. Safe to say, probably our best summer magazine to date.

KMC Summer Issue 2012 Hits Stores May 14th!

pmoynes — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:38:02 +0000

Yes, that’s right folks, the highly anticipated KMC Summer offering, the Versus Issue will be in fine stores Monday, May 14th. Make sure to get yourself a copy!

Where the Trail Ends – Freeride MTB film teaser

clayton — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:46:43 +0000

“Freeride Entertainment, producers of the New World Disorder series, are pleased to announce the beginnings of a new project taking mountain biking back to the roots of freeriding.

Where the trail ends… is the start of a new feature film based on the natural terrain progression of riding in remote international locations. Freeride is excited about their new project which started deep in the Gobi desert in China earlier this year.

Featured riders from this first expedition were Darren Berrecloth, Kurt Sorge, and James Doerfling.” (Redbull)

http://RedBull.com

Big Easter Pow at Sol Mountain

mitchell — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:09:26 +0000

Ski touring in the first week of April is always a good move. Long days, reliably cold temps, convective flurries, and a deep (usually) stable snowpack makes for a perfect time to go deep into the mountains. Last week, I had the opportunity to pull my pow-crazed 13-year-old out of school and take him to Sol Mountain, a beauty lodge located deep in the Monashees north of Cherryville. Ideally located, and in operation for eight years, owner and lead guide Aaron Cooperman is all about getting his clients into the goods. With a host of wicked terrain features and incredible lines located in all directions from his beautifully comfortable 14-guest lodge, it’s easy to get all wrapped up in spinning laps until your legs fall off. With ski experiences that ranged from waste deep blower to sun-washed steeps, dropping in off a peak to storm-sessioning gullies, cliffs and chutes, my son and I couldn’t imagine a better way to celebrate Easter. Thank you Sol Mountain! -Mitchell Scott

Jumbo Wild

clayton — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:51:26 +0000

This Wednesday, April 11, please join us and make your way to the Invermere Community Hall. We have the opportunity to send a loud, clear message across Canada and we need your help to do it. A CBC National team will be in the area working on a Jumbo documentary – let’s tell Canada how we want our Jumbo Valley: WILD!

Check here to check out the jumbo wild site

Kootenay Pass Heli Control

clayton — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:31:04 +0000

Next time you drive from Salmo to Creston have a look at the avalanche paths as you ascend the burly pass. Those paths were cleared out by Ministry Transport crews maintaining public safety by letting some monster avalanches loose. The avalanches are triggered by several different methods of control, one of them is heli-control, which is demonstrated beautifully in this video.

This video was shot by Mark Talbot and Mat Foley on a day where avalanche conditions were as heavy as they get. With a deep unstable layer and heavy snowfall, the boys did some bombing, some logging and re-opened the pass.

Stand – the Teaser

mitchell — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:58:55 +0000

Through b4apres Media’s unique style of mashing adventure with real world issues, “STAND” will take you into the heart of the largest temperate rainforest on the planet—the Great Bear in British Columbia, Canada. Hung on the skeleton of a good ol’ fashioned adventure undertaken by a group of surfers, the potential effects of introducing super tankers to these pristine waters will be articulated. As the crew moves through this remote region under their own power, the landscape will be unfurled one paddle stroke at a time and punctuated by the faces and fears of the First Nation people who call this garden of Eden their home. Not just an efficient mode of transport, a stand up paddleboard expedition will be symbolic of “standing up” to preserve this last bastion of rainforest. Captured in cinematic High Definition, the film will bring the Enbridge Pipeline debate into the the collective consciousness in a way that will have you fishing in your basement for that old fluorescent wetsuit.

For more information, visit the website www.standfilm.com

Jumbo Gets the Go Ahead by BC Government

mitchell — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:20:56 +0000

It’s been a point of debate in the Kootenays for nearly 20 years. Today it looks like Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort is actually going to happen.

From CBC News…

The B.C. government has approved development of the Jumbo Glacier Alpine Resort, a controversial year-round ski resort 55 kilometres west of Invermere, B.C.

The development has been on the books for two decades, having gone through all regulatory approvals, but no government would sign off on it until now.

The Liberals made the $1 billion annoucement in Victoria Tuesday and said the resort will be comparable in size to Silver Star near Vernon, B.C., or roughly one-tenth the size of Whistler.

Even before the official announcement was made, the NDP was highly critical of the decision. Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald said the provincial approval changes nothing.

“People in the Columbia Valley have been absolutely clear. They feel strongly that building a resort in this area does not make sense,” said Macdonald in a statement released Tuesday morning.

“It doesn’t make sense environmentally or economically, and putting the B.C. Liberal stamp of approval on it doesn’t change a thing.”

Get Ready for The Gathering at Red Mountain, March 20-24

mitchell — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:04:04 +0000

Now in its fourth year, The Gathering has earned a reputation as a far-out meeting of the best minds (and legs) in skiing. Over the past three decades, the core Gatherers formed the nucleus of an international network of athletes and adventurers, writers and photographers, and above all free spirits who pioneered the ski bum lifestyle. Along the way, and not by accident, they wrote the rules on how a proper ski party should be planned, thrown, and hosted down after. RED, Salomon and Powder Magazine are once again pleased to host this eclectic event, hosted by KMC Executive Editor and MC extraordinaire, Mitchell Scott.

For the latest on the event and info on Marko’s Photo Workshop, go HERE

Valiant Surf : Mountain Culture Tv

clayton — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:08:16 +0000

Mountain Culture Tv Episode 2 : Valiant Surf

Mountain Culture TV goes on a 2 day adventure in search of waves on the West Coast of Canada. 1964 Plymouth Valiant Convertible may not be the main vehicle of choice in a rain forest environment but it makes a great story. The crew had terrible surf conditions but a great place to stay and was a classic road trip adventure.

Top goes down, hair starts flowing, engine problems brewing and waves barley hitting your knees, what a Valiant Surf.

Created and Filmed by Clay Mitchell

Thanks to Point-no-Point Resort