Last week freeskier Sarah Burke crashed in what has been described as a freak accident during a training run in Utah on Jan. 10. The 29-year-old, underwent extensive surgery but succumbed to her injuries, having suffered extensive brain damage due to a torn artery that cut off the flow of oxygen to her brain. She died yesterday in [...]
Saturday was a long, cold night for skiers caught in the backcountry near Rossland and a search effort that involved about 50 people. The search was that much more difficult as the two missing skiers hadn’t informed anyone of were they were headed. A HELP message stamped out in the snow alerted rescuers that they were on the right trail. Arne Petryshen [...]
The Tiny House movement, a feat in architectural design borne out of the sustainability sector, has been delighting and surprising mainstream society with it’s ingenuity and whimsy. Perhaps one of the most interesting features that has arisen from the Tiny House is their portability. And while some chose to move their Tiny House from the place of origin to that where it will be set up [...]
The Red Bull Supernatural is set to go down February 2–9 and Travis Rice et al are currently hunkered down at Baldface Lodge in final preparation for one of the most anticipated contests of the season. While being one of the most radically new kind of courses out there, this competition is poised to potentially change the face snowboarding [...]
Here’s a blast from the past for all the slednecks and pretty much anyone who enjoys the groovy styles and sounds of the 70s. Powder uncovered this old Skidoo commercial and we had to share. Moustaches, turtleneck sweaters and all!
Snowboard and ski photographers capture 1000s of images in every photo shoot but only a very few are ever published or viewed by the public. What happens to the rest of those banger shots? Burton photographer Jeff Curtes shares the big picture.
The Canadian Avalanche Association has released the latest avalanche bulletin for the Kootenay Boundary and the hazard is high. All slope aspects and all elevations are considered too risky for backcountry travel. The reason is due to a build up of snow over a persistent hoar frost layer that is likely to run. Wind slabs and storm slabs also [...]
Calling it the epicentre of the Powder Highway, National Geographic has named Fernie as on of the Best Winter Trips for 2012. With props like that the world is bound to find out about all our epic Kootenay pow-pow. But when something is this good you can’t keep it quiet for ever! Here’s a link [...]
Last week I was one of the many gleeful KMC Mag fans who flocked to the annual Backyard Booty with great expectations and unbridled enthusiasm for the evening event. As per, the night was filled with slick cuts and choice clips of video footage taken throughout the region. For the most part the presentations were professionally shot and edited, of extremely high performance athletes in epic settings. [...]
What do Shambhala and the Kootenay Mountain Culture Backyard Booty have in common? Well, both mark a years passing and an annual multimedia Kootenay premier event that enthusiasts flock to with sweaty, fevered enthusiasm. The difference? Well, the season for one, Shambhala is a full on summer rager and the Booty is a winter gonger. Second, [...]
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