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The opening pages of Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine contain shorter, inquisitive and eclectic stories about local, national or international mountain culture where anything goes: profiles, adventure, essays, humour, history or oddity.

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December 10, 2020

See The Dinosaurs of Western Canada in This Jurassic Map by Artist Ray Troll

PeopleCultureLeadersArt

December 8, 2020

Meet Rob Buchanan: Revelstoke artist and “Martian-Sent Weirdo”

HistoryClimateCultureEnvironment

September 28, 2020

Great Balls Of Fire: A Look At Famous BC Meteorites

CultureHistory

September 28, 2020

Alien Encounters in the Kootenays

PeopleCultureProfilesArt

September 17, 2020

Meet The Man Who Owns BC’s Most Eccentric Van

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February 12, 2020

A Wooden Skyscraper? Yep. A Kootenay Company is Making it Happen in Vancouver

SportPeopleAthletes

February 4, 2020

Taekwondo at 6,000 Feet. ‘Cause It’s Awesome and Beneficial. This is Why.

SportSkiing

January 16, 2020

Montana’s Bridger Bowl Mountain Has The Coolest Way Of Announcing New Snow

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January 15, 2020

Celebrating 20 Years of BC/DC in Photos. (Warning: Excessive Rock On Display)

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December 29, 2019

Red Mountain Has Honoured Rossland Champion Ardis Urquhart. This Is How.

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August 1, 2019

How One Man Broke a World Record Paragliding The Rockies

PeopleEnvironmentCultureClimateArt

July 25, 2019

Are These The Coolest Skateboards Ever Made?

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July 17, 2019

Shrines to the Grind – We Celebrate Private Kootenay Skateboard Sanctuaries

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July 10, 2019

Behold! Luna Fest Is Causing a Revylution in the Kootenays

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July 1, 2019

Your Town Need A Surf Break? This Calgary Company Can Make It Happen

PaddlingRiversEnvironmentSport

June 26, 2019

What The Hell Is Bellyaking?

FestivalsCulture

June 9, 2019

Lawn and Disorder at the Canal Flats Triple Header

May 16, 2019

Don Freschi – The King Of Columbia River Fishing

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May 1, 2019

Meet Canada’s First Female To Climb Over 10,000′ Mary Vaux

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March 8, 2019

Parts of Rogers Pass Have Closed Due To Poaching

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