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Kimberley: To the Olympics, One Kick at a Time

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Dave Quinn.

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As the entire Lower Mainland rumbles and hums with Olympic anticipation, my home town of Kimberley feels a long way off from all the hype and excitement of the world’s greatest winter sports extravaganza.

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The Kootenays: Shred at Red

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Dave Quinn.

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Goggles clear, avalanche gear secure? Drop in, carve hard right, drop speed for five-metre cliff, recover from choppy landing, head left, drop snow pillow-line next to broken tree, pick up speed for next hit, avoid trees below, head right to fat cliff. Stomp landing you can’t see from above. Shred to bottom of run. Ok.

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The Kootenays: Flathead Valley Controversy

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Dave Quinn.

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Grizzly rich and people poor, there wasn’t a lot of chatter about B.C.’s Flathead Valley – perhaps the single most important basin for carnivores in the Rocky Mountains – until someone proposed an open-pit mine.

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B.C.’s Latest RAVE Focuses on the Flathead

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Dave Quinn.

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With 60 “fellows,” including the likes of Wade Davis, Art Wolfe, Frans Lanting and Flip Nicklin, the ILCP represents some of the most accomplished, well-recognized names in photography. And when these pros turn their lenses to an issue, that issue is certain to garner a lot of attention – both for the insightful and poignant images ILCP photographers capture but also for the compelling stories their photos reveal.