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Feature Well

Dive deep into topics, issues and stories from the world of mountain culture. Each publishing cycle is highlighted by a feature well theme, drawing together like-minded by wholly independent stories from some of the best writers and photographers in North America.

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July 16, 2024

How to Get Skinny on Consuming Kootenay Energy

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June 19, 2024

What’s Next Ms. Gillis?

IssuesPoliticsCreaturesClimateLeadersEnvironmentPeople

May 29, 2024

Hungry for a Fix?

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April 24, 2024

Ahead by a Century?

Art

November 23, 2023

Why Is Everyone Hip-Hop Dancing in Nelson, BC?

Issues

September 27, 2023

Ukraine’s Athletes And Mountain Recreationalists At War

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September 13, 2023

Should We Cheers to Sobriety in Mountain Towns?

Creatures

April 19, 2023

Bullfrog Bully – The Fight Against An Invasive Amphibian

SkiingHistory

January 9, 2023

Behind The Lines: The Evolution of Ski Traversing in the Kootenays

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December 22, 2022

Burl Interrupted: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Kootenay Freeskier Sam Kuch

SkiingAthletes

September 30, 2022

Skier Chad Sayers Is Ready To Meet The Maker

February 4, 2022

How One Newfoundland Man Changed Freeride Skiing Forever

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January 17, 2022

Tenureland: Why Adventure Tourism Tenure in the Kootenays is so Divisive

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December 28, 2021

The Saga of the “Extinct” Sinixt

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December 16, 2021

Gary Camozzi: An Ode to the Unsung Mountain Wanderer

August 8, 2021

What Is It Like Canyoning Off The Highest Mountain In the Rockies?

CulturePoliticsIssues

July 13, 2021

Everything You Need To Know About Logging In British Columbia

EnvironmentCreatures

June 15, 2021

Where The Grizzly Bears Roam: The Soap Opera That Is Khutzeymateen Inlet

PeopleEnvironmentLeadersClimate

June 1, 2021

Kingdom of Enlichenment: Why You Need To Know About Fairy Upchuck And Other Lichen

SportPeopleAthletes

May 21, 2021

When a Ball Dreams: Why Disc Golf Is Blowing Up Right Now

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