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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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Coast Mountains editor @feetbanks hopped the border for a slow-season fishing and hiking adventure in #Oregon. More from this trip coming soon! #visithoodriver #hoodriverhotel
Santa's coming to town! 🎅🎿 and he’s bringing you the best gear!
Opening day at @whistlerblackcomb and it feels damn good to be on the mountain again! Did you go? ❄️
“One to five million dollars? A year?!” I reach @jess.kimura in Mexico to break the good news. “Someone tell my sponsors,” she replies. Turns out everything on that biography site is wrong: Jess is barely five feet tall, she was born in 1984 in Vernon, B.C. (the only thing the site got correct) and while she certainly shreds on a skateboard, Jess is most definitely a snowboarder—one of the most influential and respected in the sport.
Last winter Mountain Life: Coast Mountains ran a story on a young ski racer named Bear Yeung and his annual Christmas Toy Drive for BC Children's Hospital. Since 2020, Bear and his buddy Landon Brown have been teaming up with local, national, and International business and residents to collect brand new toys and tablets for children forced to spend the holidays in the hospital.
"When I am outside, I am the best version of myself. Like many of us living in the Canadian Rockies, it is only when we are amongst these soaring summits that we’re truly free, wild and happy. Dr. Stuart Brown says, “Play shapes our brain, helps us foster empathy, helps us navigate complex social groups, and is at the core of creativity and innovation.”