03 (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) “Nothing more BC than this.” —Alex Pashley Mind-surf as the sun sets and the moon makes its debut on another crack day in the Kootenays. Each winter the terrain in this area is generally graced with plenty of powder and turns the region into a playground chock full of pillows, cliffs and soft landings. Jared Elston looks on while Gabe Ferguson gives himself a UFO stick-and-poke tattoo in the kitchen of an Airbnb. 092 THE SNOWBOARDER’S JOURNAL