Gallery: Celebrating a Coast Mountains Winter that Doesn’t Want to End
From our finest Coast Mountains photogs, here are some visual reminders of winters past.
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Behind the Photo: Skiing the Chief’s North Gully
During the great Arctic snowpocalypse of early 2022, while local pipes froze and roads became luge runs, some optimists continued to find ways to turn challenges into opportunities. New ice routes went up on local waterfalls, snowmobiles became an acceptable grocery store commute vehicle—and Eric Carter, Paul Greenwood, and photographer Chris Christie decided it was time to ski the first known descent of the north gully of Siám’ Smánit, the Stawamus Chief.
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Paddle, Climb, Surf, Shred: Winter in Ontario
Winter in Ontario through the lens of Mountain Life photographers.
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Feet First: Silver Linings & Staying Alive
It’s important to remember that the mountains are in charge out there, and the deeper you push, the more in charge they get.
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ML Coast Mountains: The Optimism Issue – Out Now
ML Coast Mountains – The Optimism Issue – is out now.
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Connecting the River to the Mountains
Éco-corridors laurentiens, a non-profit nature-conservation organization working to create a network of protected areas between Oka and Mont-Tremblant...
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Friday Flick: Squamish Chief North Gully Ski Descent
In January 2022, an unprecedented snowpack at sea-level in Squamish, British Columbia meant that the classic rock climber’s playground – Siám’ Smánit (the Squamish Chief) – was open to skiers.…
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Vie en montagne Winter/Spring ’22 Issue Out Now
In the winter/spring 2022 issue of Vie en montagne, there are plenty of opportunities to dive headfirst into the joys of ice and snow.
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Ode to the Ski Traverse
words :: Andrew Findlay // photos :: Steve Ogle. Skins sliding across hard snow make a quiet rustling sound, like dry leaves swept across pavement. The weight of a heavy…
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Tempus Fugit
words :: Brett Tippie // photo :: Andrew Lawrence. The Latin term for “time flies” is tempus fugit. Time certainly has flown since people spoke Latin commonly, and it has…
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ML Coast Mountains 15th Anniversary Issue Out Now
To celebrate our 15th year of sharing the stoke out here in the Coast Mountains, this issue looks back at how life has changed around here over the past decade…
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New ML Rocky Mountains Mag Has Dropped!
We are honoured and inspired (and straight-up stoked!) to bring the world-famous Rocky Mountains into the Mountain Life family. From Jasper to Fernie, Calgary to Revy we vow to scour…
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Phantom Pursuit
words :: Nikki Heim. The elusive, enigmatic wolverine—few have seen one, many fear them. An unscientific Google search for “wolverines are…” returns “dangerous” and “fearless”—a sampling of the general population’s…
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Coast Mountains Summer Photo Roundup
“We love the Coast Mountains and the people who live, work, play, and adventure here. It’s not always easy to create a sustainable life in this part of the country,…
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Quebec in Summer: Our Top 6 Photos
Life isn’t a long quiet river, and maybe it’s just as well! You have to battle the current to learn how to control your canoe. You need to go over…
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Lake Huron Water Walk: A Jimaan Journey
words & photography :: Scott Parent. It’s been hours since we’ve shared words. The only sound is our paddles chugging through the water, as they have been for a long…
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Freedivers: Mountaineers of the Sea / Apnée sportive : les alpinistes des profondeurs
For French-language text, scroll down or click here. Exploring the ocean’s deepest depths and scaling the world’s tallest peaks have much more in common than you might think. Those who…
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Friday Flick: Cinematic Scenes
Check out this impressive Cinematic FPV drone work! Hold on as we fly through one of the world’s most beautiful outdoor spas in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. This travel drone…
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FOREST FOR THE TREES: THE TREE PLANTERS
Words & photos :: Rita Leistner. Renowned multidisciplinary artist Rita Leistner has completed her epic five-years-in-the-making “perfect Canadian hat trick” FOREST FOR THE TREES, TREE PLANTERS AND ENCHANTED FORESTS: AN…
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Visions d’été du Québec / Quebec Summer Visions
Nos sens s’éveillaient au rythme de l’éclosion des bourgeons. L’odeur du bois mouillé et des feux de camp nous parvenait déjà. Par-delà nos fenêtres, l’appel des montagnes se faisait particulièrement…
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