Despite being a lifelong skier and growing up in British Columbia, I had never visited British Columbia’s Kootenay Mountains. The Powder Highway seemed like a myth, nothing more than a fantastical collection of powder snow, ski resorts, and snow-covered asphalt.
When Tourism British Columbia asked if I’d be interested in a SkiBC instagram adventure on the Powder Highway, I couldn’t refuse. The itinerary had all the elements I wanted: three new ski resorts (Kicking Horse, Whitewater, and Red Mountain), awesome traveling companions (pro snowboarders Leanne Polesi and Jeff Keenan and filmmaker Aaron Maksymec), and a welcome challenge to produce 3 great images each day.
We couldn’t have timed our trip down the Powder Highway with better timing. Five of six days were full-fledged powder days.
My SkiBC Images
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (Golden, BC)
Whitewater Ski Resort (Nelson, BC)
Red Mountain Resort and Big Red Cats (Rossland, BC)
are those guys making sticks of TNT?
Yes they are! Explosives are used to trigger avalanches, to safely control an area where skiers will be!