A couple of weeks ago some of BC’s more notable big mountain skiers got their gnarl on with a first descent of Mount Clemenceau’s North Face. On May 27, 2012 Kevin Hjertaas, Eric Hjorleifson, Martin Lefebvre and Chris Rubens bagged one of the Rockies more iconic peaks. Read a full trip report on Biglines.com, and watch their video of the descent below.
Mount Clemenceau from Christopher Rubens on Vimeo.

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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