MCKEAN LAKES to the BLACK PRINCE/BOR COL

9 months ago

Earl Whipple mentioned it as a way to access the south end of the traverse of the Valhallas. This route…

MULVEY BASIN TO DRINNON

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This high-level traverse served as the access to Drinnon/Gwillim before the trail up Hoder Creek was developed, and Bannock Burn…

MULVEY BASIN TO DRINNON LAKES

9 months ago

This high-level traverse served as the access to Drinnon/Gwillim before the trail up Hoder Creek was developed, and Bannock Burn…

DRINNON/GWILLIM LAKES to SHANNON CREEK

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A route exists from the south at Hodr Creek and Drinnon/Gwillim lakes that continues north along the spine of the…

TRAVERSES of the VALHALLAS by SKI

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TRAVERSE of the VALHALLAS by SKI - Mulvey Basin to Shannon Creek The Valhalla traverse is the ultimate West Kootenay…

STOP PHONES

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END THE PHONE-BASED CHILDHOOD NOW  The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development. By Jonathan Haidt…

ANIMALS

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INSECTS Where the Trans Canada Highway penetrates the Selkirk Mountains, at Glacier, tourists now wander the trails barelegged and otherwise…

TRAVERSE OF THE SELKIRKS IN THE WINTER

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Photographer Douglas Noblet likes to suffer. In 2016, the Nelson, British Columbia native helped organize a team of skiers, including…

TRAVERSE OF THE COAST RANGE

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THE MOST AMBITIOUS SKI TRAVERSE EVER March 22, 2016 KOOTENAY MOUNTAIN CULTURE magazine  When four ski mountaineers decided to travel…

WINTER TRAVERSE OF THE MONASHEES

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The Monashees have long been considered the holy grail of the grand traverses. On May 7, 2022, Douglas Noblet, Stephen…