Our good friend Craig Kelly passed away seven years ago on January 20th. For so many around the world he was both an inspiration on and off the snow. The fact that he spent his last couple of years living in Nelson was a gift for many a Kootenay mountain person. And even though we miss him dearly, we’re sure he’s shredding somewhere.

Mitchell Scott
Mitchell Scott is the longtime Editor-in-Chief and co-publisher of both Kootenay Mountain Culture and Coast Mountain Culture Magazines. He's been in the writing/publishing/media business for over 20 years and currently lives in Nelson, BC where he tries to keep up with his two teenage sons with aching futility.
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