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The latest print issue of Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine is now available at over 200 locations across Revelstoke. Pick up your copy today.

For those from outside the area, check out our e-edition here for stories and features, some exclusive to our print issue.

Thanks to all of the writers, journalists, photographers, designers, illustrators, artists, contributors, advertisers, and more who contributed to this issue!

In the winter 2020 issue:

8: News briefs

Our news briefs from the fall of 2020.

10: Calendar: December and January events

Changing COVID-19 restrictions at press time led to some cancellations. Check with the event organizer before you go.

12: New Revelstoke Mountaineer Reporter

We welcome new Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine and revelstokemountaineer.com reporter Sofie Hagland. Check out her intro story for more on our newest journalist.

14: Revelstoke Idea Factory

We looked inside plans for a new tech fabrication lab set to start construction in Revelstoke.

15: Full Circle

Frank Desrosiers at work on Full Circle. Photo: provided by François Desrosiers

Revelstoke filmmaker Francois Desrosiers’ new film ‘Full Circle’ explores the connection between mental health and biking, featuring a local cast.

16: Planks to plants

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in change for many. Writer Amy Erving explores Revelstoke pro skier Chris Rubens’ shift to market gardening during the off season.

18: Battle for the right to exist

A Sinixt hunter’s push for recognition under the law is before the Supreme Court of Canada. The case has big implications for the Sinixt, and even broader ones for other Indigenous groups whose traditional territories have been divided by international borders, writes Laura Stovel.

20: La Niña Effect

Science writer Jade Harvey explores the workings of the La Niña effect and its impact on mountain weather in the Revelstoke region.

22: Flying through the COVID-19 pandemic

Pilot and guests sitting close together inside a helicopter. Photo: Andrew Miller contributed by Eagle Pass Heliskiing

Revelstoke’s Eagle Pass Heliskiing is making a go of the 2020 winter season. We checked in with the small-group operator to find out about their plans for the winter.

23: Powder Dreams

Revelstoke’s Powder Rentals seeks to return the stoke with holiday initiatives to help the community. Find out how you can help the community drive and get some deals for your backcountry adventures. Sponsored

24: E-bike explosion

Revelstoke has seen an explosion of e-bike commuters of all ages. Nikki Lussier checks in with a group that mixes fun and function with these inexpensive replacements for expensive automobiles.

25: Helping Revelstoke seniors through pandemic isolation

Seniors are feeling especially isolated through the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: copyright free stock image

Pandemic got you down? Helping others is a sure way to help lift your mood. Lisa Cyr explores ways you can help Revelstoke seniors through practical challenges made even more challenging during these hard times.

26: Bridging troubled waters

Columnist Noelle Bovon explores how stress can impact our ways of being, offering practical ways to avoid the pitfalls of isolation and division.

27: Financing a home

Columnist Laura Wierzbicki explores strategies for finding and financing a home in Revelstoke’s expensive housing market. Sponsored.

28: The art of personal change

These challenging times have pushed many to reinvent themselves in response to practical pressures. Writer Emily Kemp explores two residents experiences with big personal changes in life direction.

30: Courage to find compassion

Illustration by Sonia Garcia/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

Thinking of getting in a fistfight over face mask rules at a strip mall? Read this first. In this insightful exploration, Melissa Jameson reaches out to Revelstoke counselors for advice on how to make compassion your pillar during trying times.

34: Celebrating John Augustyn

Veteran John Augustyn lays a wreath at the Revelstoke Cenotaph during the 2019 ceremony. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

Laura Stovel’s telling of John Augustyn’s truly incredible story of survival through the Second World War reminds us there is another chapter after hardship.

38: Arts Briefs

Skis and boards to the front for our local winter ski flick preview.

40: Terra Firma’s Kitchen

New restaurant harvests from local farms to bring the farm-to-table revolution to Revelstoke.

42: Old-Growth logging controversy

Environmental group targets BCTS logging plans in the Revelstoke area, citing mountain caribou concerns.

46: Behind the scenes with Art Alleries

The new Art Alleries public art exhibit by Rob Buchanan. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine

Community journalist Sofie Hagland caught up with the artists behind the new expansion of Art Alleries for their stories on this expanding Revy public art project.

48: Stoked Palate

Food columnist Charlotte Sit updates us on developments in the Revelstoke local food movement.

50: R Gear

Revelstoke mountain outfitter R Gear integrates sustainable choices and local artists into their mix for the 2020/21 season. Check out our four-page feature on the latest looks that will last. Sponsored.

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