The mountain bike rides again. This time with a twist, tires on steroids and a beast of a frame, a perfect all terrain combo, for your own ‘tour de snow’. Fat bikes, specifically built snow machines, will surprise even the most seasoned mountain biker, with how much fun it is. For the first timers, it is as easy as well, ‘riding a bike!’. The stats on this oversized winter bikes popularity ...

Less Fear and more Love. Everyday we are challenged. We have two choices. One that limits and is full of negativity and the other full of opportunity. Let’s move into 2015 with open doors, trying new things and climbing higher in life. Push that fear aside and let ‘Loving your Life’ take over!

Tucked away in the Southeastern corner of British Columbia is a gem of a ski town called Kimberley. You won’t read about it in recent skiing magazines touting top 50 ski towns in North America. It does not have that breath-taking backdrop of peaks framing main street. Many drive in and are not immediately captured in nets cast by glitzed up shops that adorn the streets of many US ski towns ...

Heavy Fall rain season is here. Winter is creeping in, bringing the usual water cooler talk about whose in a bad mood or feeling blue. Less natural light, too much time indoors, and less movement create a cocktail that can surely dampen your spirits. Fight back, feel good and go trail running outside.

Let your body shine. First get your Christmas lights on. As many of us can only run early ...

]]>http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/11/01/trail-running-outside-lifts-your-spirit-and-steers-you-clear-of-cold-season/feed/0Fall trail running in the Canadian Rockiespowdermattmountain trail running in the Canadian RockiesOutdoor gear that is good for your next adventurehttp://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/09/01/outdoor-gear-that-is-good-for-your-next-adventure/
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/09/01/outdoor-gear-that-is-good-for-your-next-adventure/#commentsMon, 01 Sep 2014 18:47:06 +0000http://blogs.vancouversun.com/?p=163014By Powder Matt Mosteller

Many of the outdoor gear companies make good gear to use for your next adventure. Many are also doing ‘good’ deeds to support the environment, social and community projects. Many are so focused on making great gear and talking about the features of their latest creations that they don’t get a chance to spread the ‘good’ word about some of the ways they make the world a better place.

Gear designed ...

]]>http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/09/01/outdoor-gear-that-is-good-for-your-next-adventure/feed/0climbing in the Canadian Rockiespowdermattoutdoor gear companies support non-profit groupsclimbing high in the Canadian Rockies wearing a Black Diamond helmetWhy you should go Backpackinghttp://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/08/04/why-you-should-go-backpacking/
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/08/04/why-you-should-go-backpacking/#commentsMon, 04 Aug 2014 15:23:52 +0000http://blogs.vancouversun.com/?p=161293By Powder Matt Mosteller

The famed American poet, Walt Whitman, once said, “Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air, and to eat and sleep with the earth.”

Why go backpacking. For me it is one of few activities where you can totally un-plug, a cherished bit of time away from all electronics. Beyond the obvious of cutting the cord is a few ...

In the age of fit bar, techno training gear, WOD, #Awesome, #fitnessplan, and much more to guide, prod and assist you with your workout plan, it’s way too easy to lose track of one of the most important and powerful elements, your mental edge. On a recent mountaineering trip in the Canadian Rockies, each step gives you time, loads of time to reflect on the challenges of climbing. Like life, climbing ...

]]>http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/07/06/life-lessons-learned-from-mountaineering/feed/0Climbing in the Canadian RockiespowdermattEach climbing step matters in the Canadian RockiesNew ridge walks in the Canadian Rockies beckon you to discover an idyllic alpine playgroundhttp://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/05/04/new-ridge-walks-in-the-canadian-rockies-beckon-you-to-discover-an-idyllic-alpine-playground/
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/05/04/new-ridge-walks-in-the-canadian-rockies-beckon-you-to-discover-an-idyllic-alpine-playground/#commentsSun, 04 May 2014 21:37:09 +0000http://blogs.vancouversun.com/?p=153000By Powder Matt Mosteller

A must add trip for those that plan to hit their high notes this summer by maxing out on relax, engage, inspire and an abundance of natural beauty. A high alpine ridge is no longer just the sacred place of uber fit climbers, hikers and backpackers with the creation this summer of some marked and enhanced ridge walk trails at Fernie Alpine Resort and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.

Relax. Let the ...

]]>http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/05/04/new-ridge-walks-in-the-canadian-rockies-beckon-you-to-discover-an-idyllic-alpine-playground/feed/0Ridge walk in the Canadian Rockiespowdermattviews of peaks from a ridge high in the Canadian RockiesCanadian Rockies road trip perfect for summer adventurehttp://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/04/18/canadian-rockies-road-trip-perfect-for-summer-adventure/
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/04/18/canadian-rockies-road-trip-perfect-for-summer-adventure/#commentsFri, 18 Apr 2014 14:54:08 +0000http://blogs.vancouversun.com/?p=151288By Powder Matt Mosteller

Organic produce, long table dinners in the sky, alpine ridge walks, cool cabins for vacation rental and a recently expanded highway make the ‘Adventure Highway’ (aka Powder Highway) the perfect place for summer escape.

Black crows circling overhead, as you speed along the uber scenic short drive from Banff to Golden, British Columbia, to the land of adventure where the valley meets the sky, abruptly and strikingly.

It started out as a small gathering of classic rock music lovers who loved to ski but now, `Fernival`, in 10 years has gained notoriety as the most popular music festival in the Canadian Rockies, featuring, tunes, turns and tans.

Music lovers celebrate. Fernival at Fernie Alpine Resort, Fernie, British Columbia, is on April 12th featuring two great bands, one of BC`s favorite, Daniel Wesley and the other one of Alberta`s ...

Sun time in the mountains is fun time. Fill up your outlook calendar with adventure. These events are must attends and will provide your eyes and your ears with entertainment. Prepare your facial muscles for laugh and smile fatigue. From family friendly activities, to dancing in the streets, beer gardens, will get you to Spring into action.

Spring Splash and Dummy Downhill, April 5th, Kimberley, BC, is a splashing good time ...

Powder chasing plans this winter? With a slow start to winter on the lower mainland. Many don’t know that this ski season has been epic along the famed Powder Highway, a mountainous region of Southeastern, British Columbia, with the deepest total snowfall to date in North America. Resorts like Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Whitewater and Fernie Alpine Resort have been getting pounded with storm after storm , starting in early November ...

]]>http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/01/18/4-powder-skiing-tips/feed/0Powder is deep this winter along the Powder HighwaypowdermattPowder skiing at Fernie Alpine Resort