INFORMATION

GENERAL
BC Parks. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/
Kootenay Mountaineering Club.  www.kootenaymountaineeringclub.ca
Offers trips throughout the year: hiking, climbing, skiing, biking, hiking camps, courses, and maintains the Bonnington Range cabins.
West Kootenay Naturalists Association. Offers group outings, education presentations and conservation.
www.wknats.weebly.com/
Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC. http://www.mountainclubs.org/
The Alpine Club of Canada.  http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/
Canadian Geographical Society. http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/
Earth Sciences Tools and Applications, Natural Resources Canada. 
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/resources/tools-applications/10790 

HIKING
West Kootenay Hiking: trails, tips, photos, stats, maps. By Abby Wilson
https://westkootenayhiking.ca
Hiking & Climbing the West Kootenay: An encyclopedic guide covering hiking, climbing kayaking and rail trails in the southern Monashee, Selkirk and Purcell Mountains. By Ron Perrier
http://www.ronperrier.net/hiking-climbing-the-west-kootenay-2/
The Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. http://www.bivouac.com
TrailPeak. http://www.trailpeak.com/
Trails BC. http://www.trailsbc.ca/
AllTrails.com
BackCountrySkiingCanada.com
MountainProject.com

ROAD and TRAIL ACCESS
1. West Kootenay Hiking Access Group. A FB group for trail and road access.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wkhikingaccess
2. Kootenay Mountaineering Club. Access the club publications and information on the club. To join the club, sign up at:  https://kootenaymountaineeringclub.ca
3. Kootenay Mountaineering Club Members Only. Good for access information.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/898626490338590
4. West Kootenay Outdoors Group. A FB group for trip information in the WK.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Kootsmc
5. Service Road Atlas. Shows a map to see all roads in a given area. It allows one to add their own bulletins, a road page to download road waypoints, view the last known road conditions.
https://backroadstatus.com/?view=49.983020/-122.124023/8
5. BC government Ministry of Lands, Forests, and Natural Resources Operations. Rec site and FSR access using a map. Tells the minimum required vehicle type necessary for the particular road.   http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/dkl/external/!publish/RoadInfo/WebPageFSRConditionList.xlsx
6. BC Parks. Updated trail reports in the summer and notes about road access. See the “Hiking” section of each park.
• Valhalla Provincial Park
• Kokanee Provincial Park
7. Snow. The snow-line changes with each year.
• Copernicus Satellite Browser Shows recent imagery but needs sunny days
• Webcams for Whitewater and Red Mountain
8. PeakVisor.com – shows summit profiles from any summit. 3D views interesting.
9. Calculator.net/conversion-calculator. Convert metric to feet.
10. MapCoordinates.net. Gives longitude/latitude for any location located by address or marker moved over the map. In 8 languages.

LOCAL CLUBS
Friends of West Kootenay Parks. http://fwkp.kics.bc.ca
Grand Forks Community Trails. http://gftrails.ca/
Christina Lake Trails Guide. http://www.christinalake.com/visitors/trails/index.php?expanddiv=trail
Kootenay Columbia Trails Society. http://www.rosslandtrails.ca/cms/index.php
Friends of the Rossland Range. http://www.rosslandrange.org/
Friends of Parks and Trails Castlegar.
http://www.friendsoftrails.org/pages/CFPT_Home.html
Trails in Time. http://trailsintime.org/
Salmo Valley Trails Society – salmovalleytrailsociety.org
Nakusp and Area Community Trail Society – nakusptrails.ca
North Slocan Trails Society – (Slocan Rail Trail)
http://www.slocantrails.wordpress.com
Kaslo Outdoor Recreation and Trails Society. www.kaslotrailblazers.blogspot.com
East Shore Trail & Biking Association (ESTBA) – www.estba.ca
Trails for Creston Valley Society – www.crestonvalleytrails.ca
Invermere Trail Society – www.summittrailmakers.ca

WINTER & SAFETY
Avalanche Canada. http://www.avalanche.ca/
Avalanche Canada Mountain Weather Forecast. http://www.avalanche.ca/weather
Mountain Conditions Report: current conditions from Canadian Mountain Guides.
http://www.acmg.ca/mcr/default.asp
Applied Snow and Avalanche Research Centre at the University of Calgary
http://www.ucalgary.ca/asarc/
Snow Safety – The Human Factor – Powder Magazine
http://www.powder.com/human-factor/index.php?chapter=1
Backcountry Skiing Tips & Tricks – Backcountry Skiing Canada
http://backcountryskiingcanada.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=Backcountry_skiing_Tips_and_Tricks_Videos
Mountain Safety in Canada’s National Parks.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/mtn/securiteenmontagne-mountainsafety/index.aspx

CLIMBING
British Columbia Climbing – Kootenay Region. http://bcclimbing.com/areas?region=5
Rockclimbing.com: Routes: Kootenay
http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/Canada/British_Columbia/Kootenays/
The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers (TAWKROC) http://tawkroc.org/
Climbers Access Society of BC. http://www.access-society.ca/
Kootenay Climbing Association: CUBE Climbing Gym. http://cubeclimbing.com
Selkirk College Bouldering Cave – Castlegar. http://selkirk.ca/athletics/facilities/
Skaha Rock Climbing Beta – Penticton. http://www.skaha.org/
The Association of Bow Valley Rock Climbers. http://www.tabvar.org/

MOUNTAIN GUIDES
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. http://www.acmg.ca/
Mountain Sense – ACMG certified mountain guide, Shaun King
http://www.mountainsense.ca/index.html
Summit Mountain Guides – ACMG certified mountain guide, David Lussier.
http://summitmountainguides.com/
Peak Freak Expeditions. Tim Rippel. All guiding but specializes in Mt Everest. http://www.peakfreaks.com/

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Trailforks – The Trailforks app is valuable for navigating the many cycle networks that people also hike.
Nelson Cycling Club – www.nelsoncyclingclub.org

BACKCOUNTRY LODGES
Backcountry Lodges of British Columbia Association. 
http://www.backcountrylodgesofbc.com
Huts of the Alpine Club of Canada
http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/view-all-huts/
North Valley Huts
http://www.northvalleyhuts.ca/ 

LOCAL TOURISM SITES
ExploreKootenays.ca
KootenayExperience.com
NelsonKootenayLake.com
WestKootRoute.ca
SpacesForNature.org/greatspaceskootenays

OUTDOOR PUBLICATIONS
Gripped – Canada’s Climbing Magazine.
http://gripped.com/
Arc’teryx Lithographica.
http://lithographica.arcteryx.com/
Canadian Geographical Society.
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/