As
the evenings grow deeper alongside the snowbanks, it’s time to trade in those
shallow, happy-go-lucky summer traditions for deeper pleasures. This...
Mountain Biking
Meet David. Born and raised in Burlington Ontario, David always loved playing
and fishing in the creek behind his home. This...
Glamping: if you haven’t
heard of the trend that took off several years ago, let’s get you clued in.
Glamorous camping =
glamping.
The...
We come by our beauty naturally
with BIG mountains - the Canadian Rockies, Purcells, Selkirks and the Monashees
and vast valleys in-between...
The Kootenays
hold colossal secrets — the kind that end in a discovery you’ll want to
share. And while some of the secrets...
The
face of Kootenay travel has changed a lot over the years, defined by sudden,
‘tipping-point’ shifts in how industry and travellers...
The road less travelled highlights
many of the area’s finest attractions and activities in the Kootenays as we
follow Highway 23/6 from...
Open to
cyclists, runners and trekkers; the 25-km paved trail from Invermere to
Fairmont Hot Springs parallels the local Westside Road. The...
The Kootenays
is the ultimate mountain playground and it is just bursting with dozens of high-quality
trail events, all of which are...
It’s March, and typically in the Kootenay Rockies it means
an end to big powder dumps and time to reflect on...
Meet Ben Westerik, a local from Nelson BC. He loves that he can walk out his door and hop on his bike...
No matter what outdoor activity you are planning, be prepared. Follow
the “three – T’s”: trip planning, training and taking the...
Rewind 135+ years ago to a time when British Columbia was lured into
joining Canada with a promise of a transcontinental...
Everyone knows where to get
a rush during our Kootenay winters; our mountains are famous for skiing,
snowboarding, and snowmobiling. But our...
We are sharing stories from our local Kootenay explorers! We recently (May 15-19) featured Jen Creasy. Growing up in Kimberley,...
Each
month we will be sharing stories from explorers in the Kootenays! This week we
featured Steve Robert. Steve
is from France and...
Each month we will be sharing stories from explorers in the Kootenays! This week we featured Mike McPhee. Mike moved...
Each month we will be featuring explorers in
the Kootenays! This past week we featured Sean Cameron from the West
Kootenays. Sean...
Riding along a ridgeline, after a
grueling ascent, the view of the West Kootenay mountain ranges finally comes
into view. Our legs...