KMC Editor-in-Chief Mitchell Scott and contributing photographer Dave Heath recently spent a week at Mount Carlyle Lodge in the Selkirk Mountains just north of Kaslo, BC. Owned by Brian Cross, aka “Bald Bomber”, a Slocan Valley farmer and Kootenay backcountry lodge owner for over 30 years (Cross is a 50% owner of the iconic Valhalla Mountain Lodge). The trip offered a mix of conditions that saw everything from flurries to sun to a huge wind event, and we were able to travel deep and far, seeing a ton of the incredible terrain that exists in the tenure. Look for the full feature of the Kootenays amazing Backcountry Lodge scene as experience through one of its most enigmatic and experienced lodge owners in next winter’s KMC, the Smart Issue. Thanks to Bomber, Eryn Prospero and the Carlyle staff for an incredible trip!













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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