The Union are a collective of talented mountain bike writers, filmmakers, photographers and explorers. They also happen to be Coast Mountain VCulture contributors. As such, we are uber excited to see what they are coming up with next. This teaser is perfect, filling us with the magnetic draw of the Pacific Northwest’s misty mountains, sopping [...]

Vertfest to Drop (And Climb) This Weekend
They call it a “Festival of Freeride and Mountain Mettle.” It is Vertfest at Alpental, and it happens February 16 and 17. Coast Mountain Culture is proud to sponsor this event for the second straight year. Last year, our editor got 18 inches of powder overnight as a reward for going. Hopefully, you’ll get the [...]

Bourdain Visits The Emerald City
As if you needed anymore reason to love Seattle, Anthony Bourdain shows you about 15-20 more reasons in this episode of The Layover, in the form of the best places to eat, drink and rant about Dave Matthews Band. Will someone please tell Tony that Dave is from North Carolina?

Calving Glaciers and Chasing Ice
This is oddly beautiful. The destruction, of course, is terrifying. At Coast Mountain Culture, we’ve watched an advance screening of the film and will be reviewing it for the next issue. Stay tuned. – Mike Berard

CMC Feature Series – Life On The Line
To the west, a market of 1.5 billion consumers. To the east, the planet’s dirtiest oil. And in the middle, a colossal coastline baring witness to the 21st century’s defining dilemma. Is the Northern Gateway Pipeline a straight shot at our nation’s best future? Or an arrow through Eden? Click on the image below to [...]







