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al l s ty le s im p o rt e d 02 Right: Jumbo Valley. Central Purcell Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. Garrett Grove The first time Leah Evans stood in southern British Columbia’s (B.C.) majestic Jumbo Valley, she remembers, “All the large trees were shining, reflecting in the lake. There were more glaciers than I have ever seen in one place. It has been etched in my mind ever since.” The Rossland, B.C.-raised skier had been brought to this rare, wild environ- ment in the Purcell Mountains as a preteen outdoorswoman, by parents she refers to as “first-generation adventurers.” Together, her family had traveled via a ‘70s-era motor home to Alaska, the Yukon Territories and Bella Coola, but Evans immediately felt a unique, powerful connection to the Jumbo Valley. As she stood there, her parents revealed a hard truth: The Jumbo Valley was in danger of being marked with a real-estate development and a year-round ski resort. Then they told her something even more shocking. “You’ll have to save this place.” So in seventh grade, in 2000, when Evans’s teacher asked her to write an essay about a controversial topic, this wild valley—threatened with one of B.C.’s most contentious developments—was her immediate choice. “I feel like people don’t know what is back there. It is so huge, and you’re so small. You have to go to understand the magnitude of what could be lost.” She’s been writing the Jumbo essay ever since. At full build-out, the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort would offer 5,900 vertical feet of year-round skiing on a proposed 20–30 ski lifts over 5,925 hectares of terrain spanning four glaciers. The highest terrain would reach 11,217 feet—B.C.’s highest ski resort. Over the past 24 years, Italian-born, Vancouver-based architect Oberto Oberti has tried to get “Jumbo” (local shorthand for the proposed development) off the drafting table and into reality. Beyond the small, bizarre victory of having an imaginary town of Jumbo legitimized as a Mountain Resort Municipality (Jumbo the town has no residents, no infrastructure and no tax base, but has a mayor and town council), there has been very little movement. Spend time speaking to residents of the Kootenays— B.C.’s famous ski and snowboard mecca—and you start to understand why. Very few residents want this thing. “I’ve watched it unfold my whole life,” the 26-year-old Evans says. “I’ve grown up with the issue, and the government hasn’t been Words: Mike Berard For 24 years, residents of the Kootenays in British Columbia, Canada, have been largely opposed to a proposed year-round ski resort in the heart of the Central Purcell Mountains—a region that encompasses both cherished alpine backcountry and critical core grizzly bear habitat. At the time this story was going to print, the provincial government had just dealt would-be developers a significant blow by deeming the ski resort project not “substantially started”—a finding that would require developers to return to square one to reapply for an environmental assessment certificate in order to continue with their plan. As the developers contemplate their next move, local skiers, snowboarders, climbers, wildlife conservationists and First Nations peoples staunchly hold their line, hopeful that with this ruling, the quarter-century- long battle may be nearing an end. But whether the developers redouble their efforts or their opponents celebrate victory—what a long, strange trip it’s been. The Fight to Protect Jumbo Glacier Keep Jumbo Wild 04 listening. How can the plan still be alive when so many people have said ‘no’ for so long?” Those who say “no” are myriad. Wildsight, a Kimberley, B.C.-based organization with a mission to “protect biodiversity and encourage sustainable communities,” has stood with locals in staunch opposition of Jumbo. “There are so many reasons to oppose the Jumbo Glacier Resort,” says Wildsight Executive Director Robyn Duncan: “the threat to grizzly bears, a glacial water supply, the fact that the area doesn’t need another ski hill, the desecration of sacred First Nations territory and the end run around the democratic process. We’re united in our deep sense of place and our commitment to keep Jumbo wild.” Since 1946, local hunter, fisherman and trapper Nolan Rad has mined the Purcell Range’s deep, dark veins; logged their flanks; and pulled fish from the crisp streams that bisect the valleys. For the past 20 years, he has served on the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society. The Shuswap First Nations Band—the closest to Jumbo’s proposed site—agreed to the project, citing “practical and meaningful economic opportunities,” but the much larger Ktunaxa First Nation has opposed it, claiming the Jumbo Valley is within a spiritual area called Qat’muk, the home of their Grizzly Bear Spirit. “The Grizzly Bear Spirit is an important part of our spiritual beliefs,” says Ktunaxa spokesperson Kathryn Teneese. “It is our view that our beliefs should be acknowledged and recognized on the same basis of other belief systems in this world.” Brodie Smith, 29, was born and raised in Invermere. He’s an Association of Canadian Mountain Guides ski guide, a professional member of the Canadian Avalanche Association and the newest director of the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society. Smith has been backcountry skiing in the Purcells for the past decade and guiding in this range for the last five years. He believes building a resort is shortsighted. “There’s a reason Europeans and other people from around the world flock here to experience the wilderness of North America: They have very little left. By creating ski resorts,” says Smith, “we don’t stand to gain more wilderness, only lose it.” And then there is the collective community: For the past two decades a ubiquitous East Kootenay bumper sticker has proclaimed an almost universal desire to keep “Jumbo Wild.” The overwhelming sentiment seems to be that communities in the Kootenays don’t want this resort, don’t need it and consider themselves stronger without it. The vast majority of skiers and snowboarders around the globe ride lifts and love them, even those who claim the backcountry as their chosen playground. So there’s an inherent tension in the fact that many might drool in anticipation of, and initially support, a new ski-area development like Jumbo Glacier Resort; with a promise of new, vast, lift-serviced terrain, one might understand why. But the ambitious Jumbo Glacier Resort build-out plan includes 5,500 hotel beds and 750 staff beds, while nearby, locally owned ski resorts like Panorama, Kicking Horse and Revelstoke struggle to stay viable in an industry that’s been on a steady decline for over a decade. What’s built is built, and the effects on environment and community of any ski resort are not small nor easily reversible. They’re also especially poignant when resorts operate well under capacity year after year, as many do. Any community or group of communities must closely and fearlessly evaluate the need for another resort. It must ask itself and its government: Do we need another ski area here when so much hangs in the balance? * * * An immense, solitary creature, the grizzly bear is more fragile than we believe, each requiring up to 2,000 square kilometers as a home range. When the home ranges of many bears are fragmented—as the development of Jumbo Glacier Resort will most likely do—Ursus arctos horribilis will feel the effects. Fragmentation in the trans-border British Columbia-USA region puts the resulting smaller grizzly populations at higher risk. DNA surveys done over a decade ago across Below: Local skiers and snowboard- ers largely oppose the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort, preferring to ride lifts at existing local resorts or tour into the backcountry under their own power and experience. Garrett Grove Right: In 1974, activist John Bergenske helped establish the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park, the only intact ecosystem in south- eastern B.C. After several days tra- versing the contested Jumbo region, Bergenske pauses for a moment in the Jumbo Hut. Garrett Grove Left: Ghost town. The Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality stands empty—a wilderness with no residents and no buildings—but still has a mayor and a town council. Garrett Grove 05 Those who say “no.” Facing: Pat and Baiba Morrow of Wilmer (top left); Car talk (top right); Chief of the Ktunaxa, Kathryn Teneese of Cranbrook (middle left); Ursus arctos horribilis (middle right); Jim Galloway of Brisco (bottom left); Christine Gagatek of Invermere (bottom right) Above: Jumbo (top left); Elder of the Ktunaxa First Nations, Herman Alpine of Cranbrook (top right); Loni Funnel, Norm Funnel and Susanne Bailey spell it out (middle left); Theodore (middle right); Ktunaxa storyteller and spiritual leader Joe Pierre of Cranbrook (bottom left); Nolan Rad of Invermere (bottom right) Photos by: Garrett Grove, Steve Ogle and Jasmin Caton 08 Right: Alex Yoder, Jumbo Pass area. British Columbia, Canada. Steve Ogle Left: John Bergenske, Jasmin Caton and Leah Evans during a week-long ski traverse into the Jumbo Valley. Garrett Grove the central and south Purcell Mountains found that there were significantly fewer grizzly bears in the Purcell Mountains than the B.C. government estimated—in some cases, that number was not far from the threshold for being considered threatened by B.C. government standards. Dr. Michael Proctor—one of the world’s leading bear biologists—says this is disturbing, not only for Jumbo, but for all Purcell grizzly bears. “Keeping this core anchor subpopulation healthy, intact and unfragmented is likely essential to maintaining the long-term self-sustainability of the larger Canadian regional Purcell-Selkirk grizzly, as well as maintaining the international grizzly bear distribution extending directly south into the United States.” In other words, if bears cannot live and thrive in the Jumbo Valley, they may have trouble regionally in the long run. * * * Despite the creation of a resort municipality of Jumbo and some hastily poured concrete foundations at the proposed resort site, Canadian Environment Minister Mary Polak still determined in late June of 2015 that progress was insufficient. She found that “the physical activities undertaken ... did not meet the threshold of a substantially started project” and that Glacier Resorts Ltd. would have to apply for a new environmental certificate to con- tinue. Meanwhile, for locals, certain facts remain obvious: There is no town of Jumbo. No one lives there. Real towns spring up organically where like-minded people settle. They take time and shared effort to develop into authentic communities, and this corner of British Columbia is filled with great examples: Nelson, Golden, Revelstoke, Argenta, Rossland, Fernie, Invermere. You can see community on the bumper stickers, in the roadblock protests and during town council meetings. You can hear it in passionate, informed voices on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation morning talk shows. You can feel it in the sense of unity that rises around you when you mention the word Jumbo in any public venue. This is what community is—people finding a common voice in support of their needs. In the Kootenays, those needs are often wild, untamed places. A real-estate development and a government designation don’t make a community. People do, and the people who live here have never wanted Jumbo Glacier Resort. “I was standing on a peak in Jumbo this winter,” says Evans. “I looked out at the glaciers and thought, ‘Who’s going to live here? Who wants to live here?’ People find a place that speaks to their heart and they settle. They did that in the Columbia Valley more than a century ago. No one has wanted to put down roots in the Jumbo Valley. Why would they? It’s so wild and raw. If there was supposed to be a community back there, there’d already be one.” Oberto Oberti has maintained that his dream is to build a ski resort that would deliver deep, light Purcells powder year- round in a location similar to his native Europe’s alpine regions. Backcountry skiers and splitboarders already love the Jumbo area for its wide-open glacial turns, so why wouldn’t lift-access skiers? But the people who live in the communities most likely to be affected—skiers, snowboarders, hikers and climbers among them—have asked themselves the question and answered it. They don’t want a resort here. They can visit more than a dozen established ski resorts within a three-hour drive—including Invermere’s own Panorama Mountain Village—and can still ski, hike and climb Jumbo Pass via their own two feet and a heartbeat. They don’t need to impact raw lands that remain sacred to other humans and critical for wildlife survival. Given the complex and often bizarre interplay between the Jumbo developers, the British Columbia government and the opponents on the ground, the convoluted battle over the Jumbo Valley may well rage on, but the reasoning of the residents of the Kootenays has always come down to a starkly straightforward statement: We have enough already. In the heart of British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains, where grizzly bears roam through one of North America’s most important wildlife corridors, lies a deeply wild place that needs our protection. Learn more about the issue and take action at patagonia.com/jumbowild 10 3 Features In a helmet-cam, pole-mount world where any experience can be shared by social media nearly at the speed of its happening, hero status is achieved at 240 frames per second and lasts about as long as an extended-life battery. But the stubborn fact remains: Beneath any outstanding backcountry experience—shared publicly or held private—there lies a slow, deep accumulation of unglamorous practice, the shared wisdom of many, and an infinite loop of “What if?” questions that may lead as often to retreat as to success. Like intelligent backcountry travel, building intelligent backcountry equipment requires experience, constant evaluation, picking apart decisions, balancing many variables and digging deep enough to see the whole picture. It’s the only track around dangerous pitfalls. Asking “What if?” also fuels the exploration required to break through to new levels. To unlock new potential, you have to imagine it first. When Patagonia’s Alpine and Snow designers joined forces to create our new Backcountry Touring collection, their line of questioning went something like this: Can we make wearable equipment cleaner, functionally better and more elegant? Will it perform and protect on both the skin up and the ride down, even in the worst imaginable big-mountain weather? What if we put it through the heaviest use by the most visionary riders and alpinists in the world, asked them what they thought and incorporated their best ideas? What if we could do all that and still use the most sustainable materials and supply-chain practices in the apparel industry today? Blasting ahead with what you know only takes you to the end of what you know. We’d rather use our experience to make the best gear we know how to make—then pick it apart again and explore what we don’t know yet. That’s our favorite terrain. What if? The possibilities are only endless if the questions are, too. Optimal Visibility Hoodis specially engineered with a Cohaesive® embedded cord-lock system so you can adjust your fi t easily with one pull. RECCO® Avalanche Rescue Refl ectors are embedded discreetly in all our Backcountry Touring and Snow styles. They’re permanent, virtually indestructible and always “on.” Articulated Patterning with fully taped construction gives you total freedom of movement, while sealing out weather and eliminating bulk. Elasticized Strap at the low back connects to any Patagonia® Snow pants and select Alpine pants to prevent gaps. Cohaesive® Embedded Cord-Lock System has two contact points for intuitive one- handed operation, either inside the pocket or at the hem. Scuff Guard in high-abrasion lower-leg area stands up to ski edges or crampon snags. Low-Profi le Adjustable Zipper Cuff allows easy access to boot buckles; a two-snap closure system with integrated cord management fi ts snugly with either crampons or climbing shoes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 3 5 6 7 < < 4 < 2 < 2 < Reconnaissance Jacket and Pants 12 Bren Mackenzie and Brett Eyben, dwarfed by the Jumbo Valley. British Columbia, Canada. Steve Ogle Wearable Equipment For Moving in the Mountains This season, Patagonia presents a compre- hensive system of baselayer, outerwear and packs for those who go deep into the mountains under their own power. Each piece in our Backcountry Touring collection addresses the specifi c needs of self-supported winter backcountry travel, balancing critical protection with excellent breathability and total freedom of movement. Each style features the construction, materials and details that matter most for serious play in the winter alpine. From quick-strike powder missions to mul- tiday approaches, ascents and descents, now you can customize your kit for going deeper into wild places, where the commitment is far greater—and the rewards far sweeter. Snow Relaxed Fit PowSlayer Jacket and Bibs Riding both in and out of bounds demands gear that does both effortlessly. The PowSlayer Jacket and Bibs offer top level, lightweight, breathable protection and performance—ideal for chairlift pow laps, steep bootpacks or dips into the backcountry. Built with 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro fabric for the highest level of durably waterproof/breathable and windproof protection, in a Snow Relaxed fi t that’s looser for easy layering and total freedom of movement. See page 18. PowSlayer Lightweight, durable protection for quick-strike missions in deep, changeable conditions 13 Snow Regular Fit Reconnaissance Jacket and Pants Alpine Regular Fit Refugitive Jacket and KnifeRidge Pants Alpine Regular Fit KnifeRidge Jacket and Pants Extended and habitual resort riding often leads to a natural curiosity about what’s beyond. When you expand your range to seek out off-piste pillows and bootpack chutes, you need huge breathability, great protection and a tad more room. The Reconnaissance Jacket and Pants deliver. Built from a supple, double-weave soft-shell fabric throughout the body, paired with a stretch waterproof/breathable 3-layer shell fabric in high-movement areas, in a Snow Regular fi t that’s a bit more tailored than the Snow Relaxed fi t. See pages 14–15. Sometimes just moving across wild terrain is the objective (but who would turn down a choice line or two along the way?). For longer trips through snowy terrain, pair the Refugitive Jacket with the KnifeRidge Pants for a light, versatile kit with streamlined performance and protection. Built with 3-layer GORE-TEX® fabric with GORE® C-Knit™ backer technology for the optimal balance of stretch and lightweight, in an Alpine Regular fi t that’s just right for climbing or skiing. See page 17. Just reaching a steep line might require ropes, ice axes and crampons—but it will defi nitely require a precision-fi t kit offering total freedom for crisp movement. The KnifeRidge Jacket and Pants are for skiers, snowboarders and climbers who go steep both ways. Built from stretchy Polartec® Power Shield® Pro fabric for remarkable breathability and waterproof protection, in an Alpine Regular fi t that’s neither slim nor oversized. See page 16. Reconnaissance A hybrid soft-/hard-shell kit with maximum breathability and protection for more committing backcountry powder missions Refugitive Protection against the burliest weather, this lightweight, super- packable shell is essential for extended travel deep in the winter high country KnifeRidge The perfect soft-shell balance of breathability and weather protection, ideal for steep terrain, up or down New 3 7 2 10 1 8 9 14 New In a winter kit, no layer is an island. In fact, it’s only as good as the layer next to it. Like reading the weather or route-fi nding, assembling the right layering system is a critical winter backcountry skill. Moving in the mountains requires a personalized kit that’s simple, versatile and adept at handling moisture from the inside out and the outside in. Patagonia’s online kit builder tool can help determine the best-integrated layers for any objective. Here’s one of our favorite systems for expanding your range deeper into the mountains, anchored by the Reconnais- sance Jacket and Pants. Get Your Kit Together al l s ty le s im p o rt e d free shipping on orders over $75 New 4 6 5 11 15 Our most breathable snow shells, the Reconnaissance Jacket and Pants are made for high-output, muscle-powered lines deep into the backcountry or just beyond the gates. They’re built with supple, double- weave soft-shell fabric throughout, paired with a stretch waterproof/breathable 3-layer shell fabric on high- exposure areas for a hardworking blend of breathable comfort and protection. Fully taped construction seals out moisture and a DWR (durable water repellent) finish sheds snow and muck. Snow Regular fit. Reconnaissance Jacket and Pants al l s ty le s im p o rt e d 1. Reconnaissance Jacket 30340 I $399.00 2. Capilene® Lightweight Crew 45641 I $49.00 3. Capilene® Thermal Weight Balaclava 28690 I $35.00 4. R1® Pullover 40109 I $129.00 5. Reconnaissance Pants 30350 I $349.00 6. Capilene® Lightweight Bottoms 45681 I $49.00 7. SnowDrifter 30L 48195 I $169.00 8. Beanie Hat 29020 I $39.00 9. Powder Town Beanie 29186 I $39.00 10. Ultralight Down Hoody 84767 I $349.00 11. Midweight Snow Socks 50095 I $35.00 Kit Builder Online Design the perfect layering system for getting after it all winter long, from next-to-skin baselayers to moisture-moving midlayers to weather-beating shells and toasty parkas. Visit patagonia.com/kitbuilder and explore all your options. Men’s 16 NewNewNew NewNew New From the Andes to Chamonix to the Chugach—and every steep in between—skiers and climbers unite in their quest for all things frozen. Our KnifeRidge Jacket and Pants aid the mission with a unique balance of soft-shell breathability and hard-shell protection in a fully seam-taped, lightweight and stretchy 3-layer Polartec® Power Shield® Pro fabric that’s waterproof in all but a downpour. Soft and pliable, they slide easily over layers and withstand abrasion, while articulated patterning encourages high-stepping or hop-turning. Alpine Regular fit. 83600 I $379.00 I XS-XL Regular fit I 496 g (17.5 oz) Women’s KnifeRidge Pants 83565 I $449.00 I XS-XL Regular fit I 532 g (18.8 oz) Men’s KnifeRidge Jacket 83595 I $379.00 I XS-XL Regular fit I 539 g (19 oz) Men’s KnifeRidge Pants 83570 I $449.00 I XS-XL Regular fit I 524 g (18.5 oz) Women’s KnifeRidge Jacket KnifeRidge Jacket and Pants al l s ty le s im p o rt e d 47995 I $149.00 Ascensionist Pack 35L [ available online ] 17 New New NewNew NewNew Made for the high-country escape artist, our Refugitive Jacket combines fully waterproof/breathable hard-shell protection with soft, light, breathable GORE® C-Knit™ backer technology for stretchy, agile protection on steeps, ups or downs. The hybrid 3-layer GORE-TEX® construction breathes throughout, with a robust stretch fabric along the upper back, shoulders and backsides of the arms. A finely engineered hood fits equally well with or without a helmet; water-tight, 2-way pit zips dump heat on lung-busting climbs. Alpine Regular fit. 83620 I $499.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 374 g (13.2 oz) Women’s Refugitive Jacket 83615 I $499.00 I XS-XXL I Regular fit I 425 g (15 oz) Men’s Refugitive Jacket Refugitive Jacket al l s ty le s im p o rt e d 18 3 6 1 7 5 2 8 4 New New Leah Evans puts a finishing touch on the day. Jumbo Pass, British Columbia, Canada. Garrett Grove Like the best ski partners, PowSlayers know when to stand back and let you go first. Built with zero-bulk construction for the deepest days, they’re lightwearing, supple and immune to the elements. Made with 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro fabric for the highest level of waterproof/breathable and windproof performance, and cut a bit looser for total freedom of motion, they handle any condition, whether you’re piecing together your descent in a blower squall or skinning back to camp under a head of steam. Snow Relaxed fit. [ men’s available online ] PowSlayer Jacket and Bibs 1. PowSlayer Jacket 30311 I $699.00 2. Slopestyle Beanie 28971 I $29.00 3. Nano-Air™ Jacket 84255 I $249.00 4. Lightweight Snow Socks 50085 I $29.00 5. Capilene® Thermal Weight Zip-Neck 43662 I $99.00 6. Capilene® Thermal Weight Bottoms 43692 I $89.00 7. PowSlayer Bibs 30330 I $599.00 8. SnowDrifter 20L 48190 I $129.00 al l s ty le s im p o rt e d Women’s al l s ty le s im p o rt e d 20 Left: Brodie Smith, Alex Yoder and Max Hammer investigate otherworldly terrain beneath Mount Macbeth. Jumbo Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Steve Ogle Right: Max Hammer makes the first descent of a couloir with the Jumbo Glacier just behind. Steve Ogle 22 A favorite updated this season with a more tailored silhouette, refined design lines and an elegant embedded cord-lock system, the Untracked Jacket offers warm, low-bulk versatility for powdery freeride descents. Built with 3-layer GORE-TEX® fabric for durably waterproof/breathable and windproof protection and a soft, brushed tricot backer for extra warmth. Snow Relaxed fit. Untracked Jacket Snow Jackets 29866 I $599.00 I XS-XL I Relaxed fit I 714 g (25.2 oz) Untracked Jacket al l s ty le s im p o rt e d Men’s 23 Durable, all-mountain performance for the coldest days. 29437 I $299.00 I XS-XL I Relaxed fit I 1,123 g (39.6 oz) Rubicon Jacket Snowshot Jacket 30941 I $299.00 I XS-XXL I Regular fit I 831 g (29.3 oz) More tailored fit, fully featured and focused on utility. Powder Bowl Jacket Versatility in a more tailored fit; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. 31390 I $399.00 I XS-XXL I Regular fit I 1,009 g (35.6 oz) Primo Down Jacket 30473 I $649.00 I XS-XL I Relaxed fit I 970 g (34.2 oz) Keep your heat on frigid days; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. al l s ty le s im p o rt e d patagonia.com 800-638-6464 24 Keep your heat on frigid days; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. Primo Down Jacket 30478 I $649.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 836 g (29.5 oz) Untracked Jacket 29876 I $599.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 629 g (22.2 oz) Low-bulk freeride jacket; 3-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. Insulated Powder Bowl Jacket Lightweight, efficient warmth; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. 31446 I $479.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 964 g (34 oz) Powder Bowl Jacket 31406 I $399.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 828 g (29.2 oz) Season-long versatility; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. al l s ty le s im p o rt e d Snow Jackets Women’s free shipping on orders over $75 25 Warmth, durability and all-mountain performance. Rubicon Jacket 29462 I $299.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 948 g (33.4 oz) PowSlayer Jacket 30311 I $699.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 522 g (18.4 oz) Wearable equipment; 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro fabric. 3-in-1 Snowbelle Jacket 31678 I $349.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 1,094 g (38.6 oz) Fully featured utility in a feminine silhouette. Insulated Snowbelle Jacket 31108 I $299.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 896 g (31.6 oz) Extra warmth and coverage; fit for movement. al l s ty le s im p o rt e d patagonia.com 800-638-6464 26 New Total weather protection, zero-bulk construction; 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro fabric. 30330 I $599.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 473 g (16.7 oz) PowSlayer Bibs Lightweight and stretchy; Polartec® Power Shield® Pro fabric offers breathability and protection. 83600 I $379.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 496 g (17.5 oz) KnifeRidge Pants Low-bulk warmth for freeriding; 3-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. 29911 I $449.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 581 g (20.5 oz) Untracked Pants Lightweight, efficient warmth; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. 31475 I $379.00 I XS-XL I Slim fit I 706 g (24.9 oz) Slim Insulated Powder Bowl Pants [ short inseam available online ] Season-long comfort; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. 31431 I $299.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 669 g (23.6 oz) Powder Bowl Pants [ short and long inseams available online ] Warmth and comfort. Fully featured. 31128 I $199.00 I XS-XL I Slim fit I 658 g (23.2 oz) Insulated Snowbelle Pants al l s ty le s im p o rt e d Snow Pants Women’s 27 New Low-bulk freeride pants; 3-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. 29901 I $449.00 I XS-XL I Relaxed fit I 678 g (23.9 oz) Untracked Pants Total weather protection, zero-bulk construction; 3-layer GORE-TEX® Pro fabric. 30322 I $599.00 I XS-XL I Relaxed fit I 581 g (20.5 oz) PowSlayer Bibs Superbreathable comfort; double-weave soft shell with added protection in high-exposure areas. 30350 I $349.00 I XS-XL I Regular fit I 496 g (17.5 oz) Reconnaissance Pants [ short inseam available online ] Versatility in a more tailored fit; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. 31486 I $299.00 I XS-XXL I Regular fit I 760 g (26.8 oz) Powder Bowl Pants Lightweight, efficient warmth; 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric. 31456 I $379.00 I XS-XXL I Regular fit I 887 g (31.3 oz) Insulated Powder Bowl Pants [ short inseam available online ] Fully featured utility in a more tailored fit. 30688 I $199.00 I XS-XXL I Regular fit I 678 g (23.9 oz) Snowshot Pants al l s ty le s im p o rt e d Men’s 28 New more styles and colors available online [ women’s available online ] 43680 I $85.00 I XS-XXL I Slim fit I 122 g (4.3 oz) Men’s Capilene® Thermal Weight Boot-Length Bottoms [ women’s available online ] 43657 I $99.00 I XS-XXL I Slim fit I 176 g (6.2 oz) Men’s Capilene® Thermal Weight Zip-Neck 43701 I $199.00 I XS-XXL I Slim fit I 340 g (12 oz) Men’s Capilene® Thermal Weight One-Piece Suit Baselayer al l s ty le s im p o rt e d 29 NewNewNew New more styles and colors available online [ men’s available online ] 44435 I $59.00 I XXS-XL I Slim fit I 153 g (5.4 oz) Women’s Capilene® Midweight Crew [ men’s available online ] 44455 I $69.00 I XXS-XL I Slim fit I 167 g (5.9 oz) Women’s Capilene® Midweight Zip-Neck 43706 I $199.00 I XXS-XL I Slim fit I 295 g (10.4 oz) Women’s Capilene® Thermal Weight One-Piece Suit al l s ty le s im p o rt e d 30 Sign of the times. Portions of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort sit directly in major avalanche paths—a fact that has hampered developers’ plans. Jumbo Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Garrett Grove The Sweetgrass crew and friends at work on the upcoming film Jumbo Wild. Top left: Steve Ogle; All others: Garrett Grove © 2015 Patagonia, Inc. For decades, skiers, riders, alpinists, conservationists, and First Nations have fought a large-scale ski resort deep in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia. After 24 years of opposition, what more will it take to keep Jumbo wild for good? Jumbo Wild Learn more. Watch the film. Get involved. patagonia.com/jumbowild A FILM BY SWEETGRASS PRODUCTIONS Jumbo_Ad_Backcountry-FP.indd 1 7/28/15 6:50 PM 33 A New Species of Ski Film Nearly a year ago, director Nick Waggoner of Sweetgrass Productions dove into the quarter-century-long fray unfolding at his doorstep in British Columbia. Would-be developers of Jumbo Glacier Resort envision a four-season ski resort and real-estate development that would impact approximately 6,000 hectares of the wild Central Purcell Mountains—but local community members continue to push back. In a new film, Waggoner and his crew trace the fascinating and convoluted development of the Jumbo story, from the developers’ initial presentation to the Canadian government for plan approval in 1993 to today. The Jumbo story unfolds still, complete with political intrigue, grassroots activism, guerrilla demonstrations, government stop-work orders and impassioned community outcry against a resort that developers promise would be “a snow rider’s dream.” All the while, a vast, raw environment, sacred to many First Nations people and critical for the existence of the grizzly bear, hangs in the balance.  To see the Sweetgrass film and learn more about the Jumbo issue, visit patagonia.com/jumbowild Ill us tr at io n: A n d re as L ie Laura Yale and Nicolas Teichrob take the scenic route home after a visit with Glacier Dome. British Columbia, Canada. Steve Ogle Left: What goes up … Alex Yoder makes tracks both ways. Steve Ogle Right: What goes up must also be washed. Jumbo Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Steve Ogle 37 38 New New [ black available online ] Trudge through blowing wind and snow. Pause. Flake the ropes. Go. 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Garrett Grove Bottom right: Route-finding in real time. Garrett Grove You’d never skied together before this trip. How’d the dynamic work? Jasmin: A trip like this with new people can leave you with a feeling of, “Hmmm,” but this was definitely a “YES.” Hanging out with Leah has inspired me to try some more exciting stuff. Our skills are really complementary, and we can offer each other a lot. Leah: For sure. I watched everything Jasmin did because she has such depth of experience out there. I’d see her do something with her pack or something, and I’d say, “Um, I’m going to do that with my pack, too.” I want to learn as much as I can from her. You went to see where the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort would be if it came to pass. Can you describe it? Leah: I’ve skied in big mountains my entire life, but I definitely felt like, “Whoa, this is jumbo terrain.” And to put a ski area in that valley makes no sense. As a forest firefighter, I spent two years in this one field picking up sticks, I got to know each tree and log. Then they came and logged it, and until then, I’d never felt what it was to be an environmentalist. I guess I’d love to know if the people who are making plans for the Jumbo resort have ever actually walked on that ground. Jasmin: I totally agree. Having looked at the plans and then seeing the terrain with my eyes, I just … the pieces don’t add up. The glaciers are crumbling and big, with real relief and craggy rocks. There are proposed ski lifts where the terrain is totally rugged, there are runs that end at huge icefalls. Even if I wanted this resort to happen, I feel it’d be destined to fail, or be much less than it’s supposed to be, in a very half-assed way. You make your living skiing, but you both had very different ways you might’ve gone. Leah: I grew up in Rossland and went to university in Virginia on a field hockey scholarship. But my heart was just not in it. It was a matter of committing full-heartedly to something, and for me it was skiing. Jasmin: Academics were a huge part of my life, and I was given a great scholarship to university to study hydrogeology but never really left behind the mountains. I find meaning in guiding that I never found working a science job. I guess it’s how I express my concern about nature and the wilderness. Guiding may seem frivolous, but it’s not frivolous at all. So you try and inspire your clients not just to appreciate the environment, but also to protect it? Jasmin: A huge part of my job is capturing people at a fresh state and then modeling an appropriate interaction with the environment. We’re recreating in this space, and we need to do it well. I also guide a lot of the same people year after year so I see their evolution, see them tune in and make connections about climate and snow conditions. Leah: I guess I don’t think of it as something I do, it’s the way I am. As a teacher, you are the example of how to interact with a place. There’s a community of people right now that’s changing how we interact with the backcountry. It’s such an exciting time. Most ski movies today seem to celebrate the extreme side of the backcountry. And yet the quiet and the expanse are a huge part of the actual experience for people. Leah: I think we’re getting burnt out on the speed of everything like Facebook and Twitter. We want to be unplugged. There’s something very organic about getting up, putting your boots on and going walking. It’s quieter but it’s more Walking the Ground Jasmin Caton and Leah Evans both live and work in southeastern British Columbia: Caton as a ski guide and co-owner of Valhalla Mountain Touring; Evans as founder and director of the freeski program Girls Do Ski in Revelstoke. Caton has been skiing the backcountry since she was a child, while Evans comes from a hard-charging, competitive freeskiing environment. We spoke with them just after they’d completed an eight-day ski traverse through a section of the Jumbo Glacier backcountry, to see for themselves the site of the proposed and hotly contested Jumbo Glacier Resort. Two skiers talk about wild places, community and defending the mountains that move them 57 58 powerful. When you come out of a trip like the traverse we just did, you’re not sure you want to turn on your phone ever again. Jasmin: There’s a group of people I’ve guided several times who’d never done anything other than cat-ski, but this year they requested a week-long tour. I would never have predicted that. What drove them to this touring thing, because they definitely struggled physically … I think, even if they didn’t know they were seeking it, they were drawn by the nonmechanized nature of it. The silence, the expanse, the deeper commitment. Because in the end, without exception, every person who stands on top of a mountain on a calm day after touring there says, “It’s so quiet.” It’s hard to avoid a discussion of risk when we talk about backcountry skiing. What is your relationship to risk and how do you manage that reality? Jasmin: There’s a saying, “You live and die by your habits.” The days I log in backcountry terrain every winter is well over 100, so I always try to be vigilant with my assessments and to err on the side of caution—hopefully not so I’m robbing myself of experience, but regrouping all the time. You have to make tons of small adjustments that hopefully keep the numbers game from catching up to you. It’s almost hard for me to get into Leah’s head and emulate an athlete like her, who skis with such confidence, because my brain is so in the habit of assessing, where I think, “That looks fun, but what if it goes wrong?” I’m always asking, “What if?” So to push myself physically to ski the way I know I can, I need the right balance of confidence and caution. Leah: I’ve always wanted to push myself, see how fast I can go, what I can jump. That always worked for me. But I got in an avalanche recently and it rattled me. Now there’s a voice in my head that never existed before. Now I think, I love all these people (my family, friends, community), and all these people love me. For me not to respect their love for me isn’t an option. I want to be here for a long time, so I’m going to have to re-evaluate the equation that had been working for me. Your work takes you both to some incredible places, but what makes a place home? Jasmin: Community. The people I work with. My husband. My dog. If I was there by myself, a place wouldn’t be my place. The landscape might allow for all sorts of adventures, but community is what makes it home. Squamish (where I work as a rock climbing guide in the summers) is my place, and so is Valhalla. Leah: Revelstoke is definitely home. It’s this little pocket where I’m normalized, where all aspects of my life are accepted. Does the prospect of the Jumbo development throw a new light on your home and community? Leah: It takes time to build a community— whether it’s my community in Revelstoke or my wider mountain community—to make connections, to learn how resources are being used. I think the prospect of Jumbo is a sad but galvanizing moment. Jasmin: Having something to stand behind, beyond our personal adventures, has made for deeper conversations and connections. People’s passion for the issue, and how they dedicate their energy toward it, inspires me. It’s made me realize how much I respect people who care about and act on things beyond their personal pursuits. What actions would you be willing to take personally to oppose Jumbo? Leah: Making people aware of the issue is one of the biggest things we can do to protest the build-out. I want to be on the educational side of things, presenting the issue to people, youth especially, and encouraging them to get outside in nature, to think about democracy and how it should work. Jasmin: I’ve been involved in civil disobedience in the past, and I would certainly spend some time waving signs at a protest. But planning trips that raise awareness of the landscapes at stake and educating my clients would be a better use of my skills. But I’m staying in this fight. It’s shown me that it’s essential to my happiness to be involved in something bigger than just myself and my adventures. “ Without exception, every person who stands on top of a mountain on a calm day after touring there says, ‘It’s so quiet.’” 59 Above: “I’ve skied in big mountains my entire life, but I definitely felt like, ‘Whoa, this is Jumbo terrain.’” – Leah Evans Garrett Grove Left: “My brain is so in the habit of assessing. I’m always ask- ing, ‘What if?’” – Jasmin Caton Garrett Grove Right: Evans and Caton raise a can to the trip. Garrett Grove New New New 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 8 Women’s Sportswear al l s ty le s im p o rt e d 1. Insulated Prairie Dawn Parka 28290 I $249.00 2. Vanilla Beanie 28966 I $39.00 3. Pom Beanie 28975 I $39.00 4. Long-Sleeved Fjord Flannel Shirt 53915 I $89.00 5. Classic Retro-X® Vest 23082 I $179.00 6. Re-Tool Snap-T® Pullover 25442 I $119.00 7. Corduroy Pants 55060 I $89.00 8. Fitted Corduroy Pants 55055 I $89.00 9. 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