The Stoke

The Backcountry Lodges of British Columbia Association recently launched the the BLBCA’s Big Ol’ BC Backcountry Brag Off! You could win you great prizes, including a Tracker transceiver, G3 el hombre skis, I/O Bio baselayers, a camera, a Deuter backpack, a probe and shovel, a subscription to explore mag, a private AST course for four, touring gear, and more!

There are three categories: skiing/snowboarding, hiking and wildlife. What do you have to do? Tell ‘em about your adventures in the BC backcountry! BLBCA encourages you to “bring on the brag!” Put a caption of 100 words or less on your fantastic photo, and tell them your photo’s story in under 250 words. Winning submissions will exemplify one of those ‘best day ever!’ moments in the BC backcountry, be visually engaging, and align with BC’s outdoorsy, adventurous spirit.

“This photo contest is for those who have a reputation for babbling on about the deep powder days, meandering summer hikes and chance wildlife encounters they’ve experienced in British Columbia’s world-renowned backcountry,” said Brad Harrison, BLBCA’s Executive Director.

Your photo and story can be from any season, anywhere in BC’s amazing backcountry - waist-deep pow, winter camping, grizzly sightings, summer hikes, wildlife snapshots, or anything else that makes a great story.

Submit up to five entries, and remember to back each photo up with a story. Contest closes on March 1, 2010.

Revelstoke photographer and RMR groomer operator sent me some stunning pictures he took while working night shifts up on the hill. Check out his site for more of his amazing Revelstoke ski and biking pics.

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Bruno is taking me along with him on a midnight grooming shift tonight, so stay tuned for tales of adventure and some rad pictures!

I want to introduce a hilarious starving artist/web-designing snowboarder taking some amazing photos in Revelstoke recently - Sean Orfila

is in Revy for the winter, up from sunny southern California.


He sells prints of his photos (which help subsidize his staying in Revelstoke, thus giving us more sweet pics to look at!), so email him

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for details. You can see more of his Revelstoke pics here download bachelor party dvd , and feel free to check out more of his travel photographs on TrekEarth .

Staring into snowy infinity from the top of the bootpack hike