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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.

Terry Nelson is the author of the newly released “Big Trees of the Inland Temperate Forests of British Columbia” and will be speaking in the West Kootenays May 16, 2023. 

The Engine Inside is a new documentary that sheds light on the overlooked potential of the bicycle.

Smartwool’s “Second Cut Project” is helping keep old socks out of the landfill. Here’s how. In celebration of Earth Day 2023, Smartwool is partnering with…

Sometimes, to save a species, you have to kill one. This is the story of an invasive American bullfrog, told from his perspective.

What is it about high-spirited mountain life that encourages people to get high and drink spirits? Learning from her interview subjects and her own experiences, podcaster Emily Holland explains the physical and emotional ride of attaining sobriety in a culture awash with being sloshed.

A rebuilt trail in the Himalayas ensures walkers worldwide find their happy place.

Kokanee beer has undergone several facelifts in the past 7 decades. We peel back the label on the weird world of this famous pilsner’s branding.

A short documentary called “Dreaming of a Better Place” has been released online and it tells the heartfelt story about the Gostlin Keefer Lake cat skiing lodge in the Monashee Mountains.

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Whitefish Mountain Resort, here’s our list of 7.5 things you have to do in this Rocky Mountain town located just two hours south of Fernie, BC.

If a foreign army invaded Vancouver or Seattle, would you help defend your country? Ukrainians faced that choice when Russian troops attacked in early 2022. We reach out to skiers, bikers, climbers, and other mountain recreationalists to learn how their lives have been impacted by war.

KMC Magazine throws on the winter tires and takes a rip around our backyard looking for new food, booze, and things to do.

For one Okanagan bodyworker, using horses and other animals in her therapy sessions gets to the heart of what matters.

A unique growing system from the Yukon and adopted in the East Kootenay should produce some serious green.

From record-breaking sprints to month-long slogs, we explore the evolution of Kootenay ski traversing.

It’s the dream of many Kootenay kids: be discovered on the slopes, get air time in popular ski videos, and ride a wave of sponsorship dollars. Then what? Freeskiing star Sam Kuch contemplates it all after a brutal crash sidelined his ride.

Dano Slater: Skier, freeride coach, legend. 1974-2022. We’ll miss you. Photo by Dave Heath. Words by Mitchell Scott.

Designed by Cover Architecture, the new Confluence building will house the city’s Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre while adhering to state-of-the-art Passive House certification.

For almost two decades, Chad Sayers has danced at the precipice between this world and the next. Here are his closest encounters.

Small inflatable boats are changing how backcountry explorers navigate the mountain range between British Columbia and Alberta.

A look inside 10 years of discovery and determination in Bisaro Anima, the 683-metre-deep cave near Fernie, British Columbia.