Take a look at this radical juxtopasition: gnarly snowboarder meets gnarly climber. Oh the fine spots you can get yourself to in the Kootenays. Thanks to regular KMC contributors, Francois Marseille and Jon Walsh for these two spectacular shots. Click on the photo to download a pdf of KMC’s full 12 page winter gallery.

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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