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Environment

It's a monumentally tenuous relationship in this day and age. The environment is what both sustains us and inspires us. In the mountains our natural surroundings are visibly alive, full of inspiration and danger, beauty and catastrophe. We explore everything from animals to geology, the weather to wilderness.

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April 27, 2017

What It’s Like Living in a Fire Truck on Mt Bachelor

Fire truck in Mt Bachelor parking lot
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April 24, 2017

How Weiner Dogs Saved Haida Gwaii

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April 20, 2017

Introducing the Slopedeck – Surf Your Backyard

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April 14, 2017

How to Stand Up Paddleboard for Crab in Vancouver

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April 9, 2017

Chasing Avalanches

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April 5, 2017

How Many Backcountry Skiers Are Out There?

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March 5, 2017

Saving The Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest

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February 24, 2017

Win Skis or a Splitboard – #BackcountryLikeABoss Contest

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February 20, 2017

When Big Brands Make Big Statements

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February 16, 2017

Best Photos From Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival

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February 8, 2017

VIMFF 2017 Trailer Released

VIMFF film festival 2017 teaser
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December 23, 2016

Dave Treadway Goes Big in the Selkirks

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December 22, 2016

Nelson’s Best Landscape Photographer?

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October 12, 2016

Exclusive: 1970s Valhallas Photo Album

The Mulvey Basin Hut circa 1973
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September 28, 2016

3 Men Ran the Valhallas in a Day. This is Their Epic.

Running along the Mt. Meers ridge to try and find a way down from the pass.
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June 27, 2016

Confirmed: New Huts For Spearhead Traverse

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May 7, 2016

Gear Review – Redington’s Prowler Boots

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May 2, 2016

New KMC and CMC Issues Just Days Away!

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April 19, 2016

Swimming on Instinct – Happy Earth Day

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March 14, 2016

Koogopogo: Super-sized Sturgeon

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