News & Site Updates
Aug 9
Sternwheelers of Kootenay Lake
Our Art Director loves his history. He recently found this very comprehensive site exploring the sternwheelers of Kootenay Lake. At one time the waterway was a hub of transportation whereby people’s only way of travelling north to Meadow Creek and south to Creston came aboard one of these incredible boats. Click HERE to read more. Read the whole post.
Aug 3
Kicking Horse Opens Super Bowl
There’s new lifts and area expansion happening all over the Kootenay’s these days, check out this press release from Golden’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. It looks super! August 3rd, 2010, Golden, BC…. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort announces today the opening of a 4th Alpine Bowl for its 10 year celebrations, winter 2010/11. Known by local [...] Read the whole post.
Jul 29
Lover’s in a Dangerous Time
Here’s the trailer to a pretty interesting looking Indie picture that was filmed entirely in Creston, BC. A film by May Charters and Mark Hug, go HERE to read reviews on the film and how and where to watch it. Read the whole post.
Jul 28
Life Cycles Almost Done
KMC Editor Mitchell Scott has been working as a story consultant and script writer for the Stance Film Crew for the past 5 years (holy sh*t), working on a seminal bike movie, Life Cycles. Well, Stance Film principles, Rossland natives, Ryan Gibb and Derek Frankowski are in the final stages of editing for a scheduled [...] Read the whole post.
Jul 22
A Life Ascending – Trailer
A new movie about the legendary Selkirk Experience guide, Ruedi Beglinger. Click the photo to check out the trailer. Or go HERE.. Read the whole post.
Jul 16
One Minute to Think
This is a very cool project developed by Nelson BC’s very own The Vacuum Design Studio. Created in conjunction with the National Film Board and David Suzuki, the Test Tube project is a fascinating exercise in design, message and modern day web capabilities. Take a minute, and check it out HERE. Read the whole post.
Jul 15
180 South – Trailer
This looks like it’s going to be an amazing film. Inspired by the likes of Yvon Chouinard’s early days adventuring deep in Patagonia. Check out the trailer HERE. Read the whole post.
Jul 15
Beautiful Photo Treatment
A piece from Greg Osadchuk’s new work, “Nelson in HDR”. Greg is documenting Nelson one building at a time in HDR. Prints and cards available for sale. Check out his work HERE. Read the whole post.
Jul 15
Ummm, guys, you want one of these…
Beards during wintertime are great. Except when you get steak bits caught in them and your neck itches like it’s being attacked by an endless swarm of mosquitos. Hark, insta beard. And it comes with a toque as well. Ahh, the fruits of innovation are rich and tasty (without the scratch). Behold Tara Duff’s Bearded [...] Read the whole post.
Jul 13
Creston’s GoatStyle Wrap Up Video
Creston BC’s seminal Slopestyle competition went down without a hitch this past weekend. Big talent, big airs and big crowds. Check out the video for highlights. Congrats to all of those who put on the Goat Style, and have put the Kootenay’s on the freeride mountain bike competition hit list. Read the whole post.
Jul 6
Goat Style Bike Jam Goes This Weekend
Based in sunny Creston, BC, the Kootenays very own slopestyle competition goes this weekend, attracting some of the best riders in the world, with beauty jumps and lots of Kokanee Beer (it’s also home to the Columbia Brewery eh), make sure to head to the fruitful valley and check out some insane mountain bike action. [...] Read the whole post.
Jun 30
Whitewater Puts in New Lift
It’s been debated for years. It’s been wanted and waited for, despised and abhorred. But in all reality, it’s been needed. Whitewater’s local skier populace has been busting at the seams for some time now. Big dumps, equally big line-ups and mega gongshowery. But now, that’s all about to change. Whitewater is getting a new triple [...] Read the whole post.
Jun 22
Anarchist Sailors
We thought it appropriate to pull over for a beer and a photo while hauling this 4 knot shit-box from BC’s west coast inland over 4 mountain passes to Kootenay Lake….Mary and Baby Jesus watched over the operation and kept us and our boat safe during the trip. We apologize in advance by or if offending any [...] Read the whole post.
Jun 17
Urethane Dream – Interview With Josh Evin
Tragically, born and bred Kootenay skateboard icon, Josh Evin passed away on June 13, 2010. Josh was an amazing athlete and an incredible person, who stayed committed to his community all through his rise to fame as one of the world’s best skateboarders. We interviewed Josh back in 2005. He was gracious, professional and keen [...] Read the whole post.
Jun 14
Summer Issue is Out!
KMC‘s Summer Magazine hit the stands on the weekend. The Wanderlust Issue is another gem (if we do say so ourselves). We won’t be posting articles on-line for a while yet, so if you can’t find any magazines at a local retailer/outdoor operator near you (go HERE for a full list of current distributors), make [...] Read the whole post.
Jun 10
Big Rapids on the Salmo
We here at KMC had the opportunity to run the Salmo River just south of Nelson BC yesterday morning. We ventured into the cool, rushing water of the little known Salmo with John Dutton, who’s recently set up Nelson Whitewater Rafting Company, a super tight and well-run operation that runs exclusively on the up to [...] Read the whole post.
Jun 8
The Shift – Good Vibrations
It may all appear to be doom and gloom out their in the big wide world. But look a little more closely, and a big, bright, beautiful future may loom just around the corner. Check out this trailer and see if it doesn’t give you goosebumps. Read the whole post.
Jun 8
Kimberley’s Dirtbag Festival
Kimberley’s Dirtbag Festival goes this October. If you’re a “dirtbag” and you like creating stuff: slideshows, movies and music, take a look at the site and enter your wares. Click on the photo to find out more. Read the whole post.
Jun 3
Toy Story 3 – The Kootenay Connection
What do Toy Story 3, the iPad, and KMC contributing photographer and part-time kootenay resident Bryce Duffy all have in common? They all came together in the June issue of Wired Magazine, the publication’s first issue to be release for use with the iPad. In this issue Bryce photographed the people behind the creation of the Toy [...] Read the whole post.
May 21
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 [...] Read the whole post.
May 11
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 [...] Read the whole post.
May 10
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 [...] Read the whole post.
May 7
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 [...] Read the whole post.
Apr 27
Scott Dickson’s New Site
It’s been a long time coming, but finally we get to see one of our favorite artist’s work in one place. Nelson-based painter and illustrator Scott Dickson recently launched a new website. Known for his work at Freeride Entertainment, and, over the last few years, his incredible landscape paintings, Scott is a mega talent, able [...] Read the whole post.
Mar 29
Cold Rush – Behind the Scenes
Sure, there was a boatload of photographers and cinematographers at the Red Bull Cold Rush. And then there was me, with my little Nikon point and shoot, capturing all the action behind the action–taking shots of people taking shots. It took nearly 100 people to make the event go off. 100 people at a boatload of cash [...] Read the whole post.
Mar 18
KMC Designer Dives Deep into the Devil’s Range
Devils Range Trip Report, by Chris Rowat Feb 18 – 22, 2010 On February 18, Mike Moor, Bruce Gardave, Randy Richmond and myself embarked on a unique Kootenay adventure. Our destination was the Devils Range, a small but dramatic series of rock spires deep in heart of Valhalla Provincial Park. Unseasonal springlike weather was in [...] Read the whole post.
Mar 15
KMC Mentioned in The New Yorker Magazine
Well hey, you could say we’re flirting with the big time here. I spent some time at the Olympics with a friend and editor at The New Yorker magazine, Nick Paumgarten. He’s an amazing writer and all around good guy with a long family ski lineage (he love’s skiing Baldface too). We spent some time [...] Read the whole post.
Mar 12
Kootenay Coldsmoke Yeehaw!
Another year of Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest good times goes down in the history books. As the MC for the Powderkeg Slopestyle sponsored by Valhalla Pure, and the Kootenay Coldshot Photo Contest held during the Buff-eh, I can only say, Nelson likes to have fun in the snow. Whitewater ski patrollers hucking double back flips, [...] Read the whole post.
Mar 10
Powder Highway Ultimate Ski Bum Vlog
We’ve been getting lots of requests from KMC readers as to the whereabouts and current activities of the Powder Highway Ultimate Ski Bum winner, Chris Tatsuno. I had the privilege of meeting Chris this past weekend at the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival. He’s a card, a ripper, a read down home skier dude. I managed [...] Read the whole post.
Mar 9
Pillow Line by Kari Medig
Nelson-based photographer Kari Medig recently won the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival’s Coldshot Photo Competition held this past weekend at Whitewater Winter Resort. One of the premiere events, hosted by Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine and Arc’teryx, the Coldshot Photo Competition gives 5 photographers 4 days to tell their best winter story without leaving the confines of [...] Read the whole post.
Mar 8
HH Big Mountain Battle – Fernie
Helly Hansen’s Big Mountain Battle Series just wound up it’s Revelstoke Mountain Resort stop, here’s a look at the comp when it hit Fernie a few weeks ago. The helmet cam POV gives you a good sense of this unique competition as it has entrants scramble all over the mountain in the effort to be [...] Read the whole post.
Mar 5
The Surface Hoars Are Big
If you’ve been out and about in the BC interior backcountry lately, you’ve seen them. You’ve also seen what a buried layer of them are doing to avalanche prone slopes. It’s super sketchy out there, and once it snows (it will snow) it’s going to be majorly superly sketchy. Enjoy the sun, be happy, but [...] Read the whole post.
Feb 11
Heading to Baldface
Snow’s in the forecast, and there just happens to be this great lodge not too far from our offices in downtown Nelson. Across the lake, up along a beautiful creek and into the beautiful bowls and peaks of the mighty Selkirks. Baldface Lodge is a favorite destination of skiers and snowboarders the world over, and [...] Read the whole post.
Feb 9
Greening the Cube
Locally Produced Documentary on Green Building Returns To Nelson For Second Run: Transition Nelson Sponsors Capitol Theatre Event Back by popular demand, documentary film “Greening the Cube: 100-Mile Housing” returns to Nelson for a single showing on Monday, February 22nd, at the historic Capitol Theatre. Sponsored in part by Transition Nelson, the 83 minute film [...] Read the whole post.
Feb 4
Awesome Toe Letter
This came in from a reader in Whitefish, Montana. A doctor who’s really concerned I have mutated feet. And no, thankfully, these toes are not mine. However, mine, as you can read in this story, might be equally as bad. Thanks for the letter Doug. Hi Mitchell, Great Mag. I pick it up at The [...] Read the whole post.
Jan 28
Dave Heath Blogs
He’s one our all time favourite photographers. The enigmatic, mystical, not afraid of anything Dave Heath. The Nelson-based photographer has been a staple in titles like Powder, Bike and of course, KMC, for years. Check out his latest offerings here. Read the whole post.
Jan 21
This Site is Fresh!
Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine Launches New Website. Based in Nelson, BC, with a growing readership and an emerging reputation as one of the most coveted outdoor publications in western North America, KMC magazine recently restructured their website around the growing move towards a content management based web system. “We’re finally up to speed when it [...] Read the whole post.
Jan 21
Rev – The Movie
Check out the first big ski/snowboard movie to come out of Revelstoke. Produced by Vance Shaw of TGR fame, Rev takes viewers deep into the history and current depth of Revelstoke’s amazingly, well, deep ski scene. See more at the Rev website. Rev Tour Dates Friday, January 22 – 8:30pm – Outabounds, Revelstoke Sunday, January [...] Read the whole post.
Jan 21
New West Kootenay Backcountry Guide
The first of it’s kind for the region, the newly minted West Kootenay Touring Guide provides backcountry riders with complete descriptions of tours throughout the area: from Salmo-Creston Pass to Whitewater slack country and beyond. It features more info on locating the right trailhead, detailed directions for your skin up, options for your descent and [...] Read the whole post.
Jan 15
Scott Dickson – The Artiste
He’s one of our favourite artists, and has done numerous works for us over the years. Scott Dickson. Here’s some samples of his work. To see more, find him on Facebook. To email him about commissioned works, which he does so well, use flyingw@telus.net. Read the whole post.
Dec 9
Backyard Booty Cometh…Again
It was another glorious evening of multimedia marvelousness. The 6th Annual Backyard Booty at Nelson’s Capitol Theatre. A sold out crowd was treated to a diverse line-up of film shorts, slideshows and storytelling. Presenters like Lifecycles, Freeride Entertainment’s Jeremy Grant, photographers Dave Heath and Kari Medig combined with the some youngblood talent to make for one [...] Read the whole post.
