Jamie MoCrazy: Thriving after Traumatic Brain Injury
In the runup to Jamie Mocrazy's return to Whistler we talked to the skier about her inspiring journey back from traumatic brain injury.
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Friday Flick: What it Means to be a Search & Rescue Responder
In the outdoors, safety is key to making the most of adventures in the mountains and on the trails. Search and rescue teams play an important role in ensuring the safety of everyday explorers, hikers, and outdoor-lovers—especially if things take a turn for the worse.
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Greening the Revy Backcountry with Greg Hill
Ski mountaineer Greg Hill is the embodiment of good news for earth-aware skiers. He's offering a series of guided "green" backcountry skiing trips this winter, focusing on how to lower your carbon footprint while adventuring.
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Friday Flick: Precious Leader Woman
The holy grail of snowboard movies has always been the quest for "story." Precious Leader Woman not only tells an excellent story—of athleticism and drive, of identity and passion, of family and strength—but it does so with a cinematic sense of style, grace, and courage to match its incredible protagonist: Olympian Spencer O'Brien.
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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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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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The Lion Speaks Tonight
Mountain Life columnist Jon Turk talks lions, myth, and storytelling in his latest book. Words :: Feet Banks. Jon Turk is not only Mountain Life’s original columnist, he’s also our resident expert…
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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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Two Deep: A Canadian Love Story About Skiing
words :: Todd Lawson // photos :: Kari Medig. Get in your car and drive across Canada in the winter, hitting all the best ski resorts and aprés bars along the way.…
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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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Protecting Canada’s Oldest Provincial Park
A conversation with Algonquin Provincial Park Biologist Jennifer Hoare. Words :: Carmen Kuntz. Jenn Hoare’s kids are living a childhood much like her own. Before she begins her own story…
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The Fire Artist: Behind the Flames with Jon McTavish
words :: Colin Field. For Jon McTavish the idea of a sculpted bonfire came through a friend. “My buddy was clearing their barn property and they had a huge pile…
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Black Outdoors/Black Imaginations
Katherine McKittrick interviews Jacqueline L. Scott. KM: I would love to start with a big typical interview question: what is your area of research and how did you come to…
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Fragile Harvest: Documenting a Family Farm During a Pandemic
Photography :: Paul Bettings // interview :: Ned Morgan. The French family has been farming in southern Ontario for more than 100 years. Based at Lennox Farm in Dufferin County,…
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Tailgating with Tatum Monod
Words :: Taylor Godber. Photos :: CK9 Studios. Pemberton local Tatum Monod hardly needs an introduction in British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky Corridor. She is known for prolific skiing parts that continue…
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Eric Gindlesperger: Metal on Metal with EG Ironworks
words :: Feet Banks // photos :: Chris Christie. “There are only two rules in the blacksmith shop,” explains Eric Gindlesperger as he transfers a glowing steel rod from forge…
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Wrapped in the Cloud: The Story Behind Meghann O’Brien’s “Sky Blanket”
When weaver Meghann O’Brien needed her artwork to be in two places at once, the answer was in the cloud. Words :: Feet Banks // photos :: Mason Mashon. Meghann…
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The Saundola: Callum Pettit Repurposes an Old Whistler Gondola
Stranger things have happened inside the old Whistler Village gondolas. Words & photos :: Todd Lawson. In the old days, you didn’t need to be in Whistler very…
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Artist Profile: Andy Anissimoff
Squamish, B.C.–based Artist Andy Anissimoff advises: “Don’t worry what people think, it makes it hard to think.” Words :: Feet Banks. Messages on the Wall For a visual…
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Blue Sky Kingdom: Family Vacation to a Buddhist Monastery
Adventurer Bruce Kirkby talks about his new book Blue Sky Kingdom, the ephemeral nature of existence, and why writing about your partner is the hardest thing ever. words :: Feet…
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