Distribution Beta
Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine (KMC) employs a unique circulation strategy formulated to ensure the magazine achieves both a geographically widespread and highly targeted readership. Our reader is fascinated by mountains and has some sort of relationship with southern British Columbia. Our goal is to make it very easy for that person to come across our magazine and take it home with them.

The magazine is free, has a print run of 15,000 per issue (two issues per year) and is circulated through key points in the Pacific Northwest. Outdoor retail shops, resorts, and backcountry operators throughout southern BC see the bulk of our distribution. Because the publication is free, has high production values and is one of the only magazines with regional content, KMC is often showcased in stands on the front retail desk and displayed in storefront windows. Many shops from Whistler through to Calgary claim readers actually enter the store to pick up a copy. In all respects, it’s a coveted piece.

We are not distributed in WalMart, nor do we compete for the reader’s attention on newsstands. At backcountry operations like Canadian Mountain Holidays (who distribute nearly 1,000 issues per season), Selkirk Wilderness Cat Skiing and Baldface Lodge, owners often give a copy of the magazine to clients as gifts. Over 4,000 magazines per issue are distributed in this manner. Because many of these clients travel from abroad to recreate in BC, KMC accesses readers from all over the world.

For those who wish to ensure their copy of KMC (at certain stores, like Nelson’s Valhalla Pure Outfitters, whole boxes of magazines can sometimes be devoured in a single day) we sell subscriptions. As a result of our unique distribution strategy, we have developed a robust international subscription base. We currently have subscribers from all over Canada, in 22 different states, and in countries like Australia, Switzerland, Germany, UK, New Zealand, Japan…even Iran.

If you’d like to carry KMC in your store, please contact Peter Moynes at pmoynes@kmcmag.com

Below you’ll find a full list of distributors:

Canada

Nelson, BC
Gericks Cycle
ROAM
Valhalla Pure
Sacred Ride Bike and Board
Hume Hotel
Selkirk College
Snowpack Outdoor Experience
Whitewater Winter Resort
Valhalla Powdercats
Baldface Lodge
Dancing Bear Inn
Prestige Hotels BC-wide
Retallack Cat Skiing

Meadow Creek, BC
Selkirk Wilderness Cat Skiing
White Grizzly Adventures
Stellar Heli Skiing
Highland Powder Skiing

Slocan Valley, BC
Valhalla Lodge
Ice Creek Lodge
Lemon Creek Lodge
Valhalla Mtn. Touring

Rossland, BC
Revolution Cycles
Powderhound
Red Resort
The Flying Steamshovel Inn
Prestige Hotel
The Grind Coffee House
RossVegas

Golden, BC
Cedar House Restaurant
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
180 Mountain Sports

Revelstoke, BC
Mica Heli Guides
Revelstoke Alpine Equipment
Revelstoke Mountain Resort
The Modern Coffee House
Valhalla Pure

Fernie, BC
Fernie Alpine Resort
The Guides Hut
Island Lake Lodge
Raging Elk Hostel
Ptarmigan Tours

Other Interior BC Locations
Powder Creek Lodge Kaslo, BC
Mount Carlyle Lodge Kaslo, BC
The Ymir Palace Ymir, BC
Sol Mountain Touring Monashee Mountains, BC
Valkyr Adventures Monashee Mountains, BC
Halcyon Hot Springs Halcyon, BC
Panorama Resort Invermere, BC
Apex Mountain Resort Penticton, BC
Outbound Cycle Westbank, BC
Canadian Mountain Holidays (1,200 copies to all 12
BC-based lodges)

Vancouver, BC
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Eco Adventures
Magazine Store
MEC North Vancouver
Coast Mountain Sports
Coast Mountain Sports West Vancouver
Climate Outdoor
AJ Brooks Outdoor Gear
Altus Mountain Gear
Europe Bound Travel Outfitters
Snowcovers
Westside Sport & Ski
Valhalla Pure
On Top Bike Shop North Vancouver
Cove Bikes North Vancouver

Squamish, BC
Corsa Cycles
Tantalus Bikes
Valhalla Pure
Climb On

Whistler, BC
Escape Route
Fanatyko
Evolution
Kathmandu
Snowcovers
Wild Willies
Chlorophylle
The North Face Store
Helly Hansen Store
Outdoor Adventures

Alberta
Valhalla Pure – Canmore, AB
Alpine Club of Canada – Canmore, AB
Couloir Ski and Bike – Canmore, AB
Gear Up – Canmore, AB
Vertical Addiction – Canmore, AB
Bicycle Cafe – Canmore, AB
Ultimate Fit Centre – Canmore, AB
UNLTD Skate & Snow – Canmore, AB
Communitea – Canmore, AB
Avalanche – Canmore, AB
Mountain Magic Equipment – Banff, AB
Monod’s Sportswear – Banff, AB
The Ski Stop – Banff, AB
UNLTD Skate & Snow – Banff, AB
Banff Springs Ski & Mountain Sports – Banff, AB
Mountain Equipment Co-op – Calgary, AB
Lifesport – Calgary, AB
Canada Olympic Park – Slopsestyle – Calgary, AB
FRESH Sports – Calgary, AB
Bowcycle – Calgary, AB
MBC Ski & Sports – Calgary, AB
Undercurrents – Calgary, AB
Lou’s Skiing Performance Centre – Calgary, AB
The Source – Kensington – Calgary, AB
Ski West – Calgary, AB
Ski Cellar – Calgary, AB
Mountain Equipment Co-op – Edmonton, AB

USA
The White Room Whitefish, MT
Mountain Gear Spokane, WA
REI Spokane, WA