GO Kimberley Winter 2019 by THE TRENCH MAGAZINE

WINTER 2019 / ISSUE 49 / FREE

The Good Issue A GOOD PLACE TO "BE THE GOOD" / THE LAST ONE STANDING / A GOOD DAY I CALL HIM SHERIFF / GONNA BE A GOODER / BEESONS GREETINGS

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COVER WINTER 2019 Photo: Yana Kehrlein

CONTENTS

10 A GOOD PLACE TO "BE THE GOOD" AS YOU BUY THE GOODS

16 THE LAST ONE STANDING: Kimberley Elks Club and Canada's Most Unique Ten-Pin Alley

24 GONNA BE A GOODER: Flannel Fest 2020

30 A GOOD DAY

38 I CALL HIM SHERIFF: Every Town Nees an Eric Thiessen

42 BEESONS GREETINGS

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“Be The Good” as You Buy the W: Monica Karaba P: Denai and Jarret Bell

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There is a couple in town who has set a high bar of excellence with their business. Not only have they created a magical, mystical, maker-infused, mountain-loving general store that you can get lost in for hours, but now any in-store or online purchase of their ethically sourced and sustainably created products results in a minimum of a 3% donation towards funding local, Canadian, and global initiatives focused on wellness, water, and wilderness. The “Be The Good Project” is Denai and Jarret’s beautiful action plan for being the change they wish to see in the world. As a proactive example of how to overcome the overwhelming and paralyzing sense of helplessness and hopelessness that the evidence of planetary desecration and pollution confronts us with daily, Denai and Jarret have infused their already-conscious retail business with an even bigger mission, to create a platform to directly fund and bring awareness to groups and organization making a real difference in the world. For them, it’s all about being proactive and having positive impacts.

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What really drove it home for Denai was having her daughter come home from school one day and worriedly ask, “Are we going to run out of clean water?” She says she needed to be able to respond, “No, we won’t if we all do our part, and here is how you can help.” Jarret adds, “We want to set an example for our kids and also inspire other kids who will be the future stewards of the planet.”

" Conservation, sustainability, and wellness are really important to us, so for us it’s always been the planet and the people before profit.” Jarret, a former outdoor recreation guide who taught at the University of Calgary Outdoor Centre as well as spent a decade running Riverside Campground, and former holistic practitioner turned maker and designer Denai are private people at heart, relishing the Kootenay lifestyle on their acreage at St. Mary’s or at home in their studio. “We are feed your spirit kind of people.” Denai tells me, “We are driven by finding depth in how we move through our lives as makers and store owners. We try and come from that place that is true to our soul. Projecting ourselves from here allows us to create an experience that is fulfilling and inspiring, hopefully not only for us but for those that enjoy our store.” Jarret adds, “We want to be authentic; we’ve never been just retailers. It’s been about so much more. It has to have roots.” Denai recalls a couple of pivotal moments that altered the course of the couple’s lives and brought them out into the public eye more. “I had a tiny pop-up shop for my jewelry in the Platzl almost a decade ago, and one day...seriously...a hobo came in and told me I should have a store. When I said I couldn’t see myself doing that he told me to think about it differently, to imagine the entire space as my empty canvas. At that time I was painting, making jewelry, doing treatments, and raising a young family, but that opened something up for me. It was an even larger creative project with limitless potential. Scary, but I started to see how I could pull so many aspects of my inspirations and playfulness into a retail space.” Denai admits that she is also a bit of a risk taker, “If I can see it, I will try it.” One day as folks were bemoaning all of the Platzl

vacancies, she set a challenge to her friend Jen with whom she shared a store called Velvet and Ginger. “I’ll open a store if you do,” Denai dared. That led to the opening of Jen’s pop-up shop Velvet and Moss and Denai’s Arrow and Axe General Store. Denai recalls, “Since we had moved to Kimberley Jarret had joked about opening a general store in St. Mary’s Valley by our place. I just directed that dream into town. I wanted to recruit Jarret to work with me, so we created a space he would be eager to grow in, too. Over time, Jarret’s skills blended with his wife’s free-spirited, can-do creativity and Arrow and Axe took shape. “We both gravitated towards different parts of the business. Jarret explains. “Denai is the maker, I attend to the details of business, and together we create the story and the space.” The result was the much-loved, one-of-a-kind mountain lifestyle store, Arrow and Axe, that focused on providing brands with strong, sustainable products and practices who also gave back to their communities or helped protect the environment. “Conservation, sustainability, and wellness are really important to us, so for us it’s always been the planet and the people before profit.” Jarret explains. “We offer locally made, Canadian made, and quality made goods from around the world. We focus on conscious and responsible makers or companies, many with givebacks of their own. Our own clothing line is made of bamboo and organic cotton, and we are looking into using other recycled materials. We continually strive for betterment, but we are learning daily and reaching goals.” As the couple moves into the next chapter of their retail and manufacturing adventure, they have upped the ante on themselves and have begun to envision the world they want to leave behind, which is a motto you can find one of their t-shirts: “Leave It Better than You Found It.” Jarret reflects, “Maybe it’s because we’re entering a new phase of life now that we’re in our 40s, but we feel even more of a responsibility to find new ways to give back and have meaningful impact.” The Be The Good project has three major areas of focus: wellness, water, and wilderness. It was also important to the Bells that within each area, they set specific goals to impact each of three levels: local, Canadian, and global. In the short time that Be The Good has launched, it has already rippled out a far-reaching wave of good. Through a partnership with the BC Parks Foundation, the Bells have launched the “Parks Forever” line as a way for customers to purchase fun, expressive, and creative wear and products while also contributing to BC Parks Foundation’s stewardship of precious lands. The first $1,000 raised from this line went towards helping BC Parks reach its goal of buying the Louisa Inlet, a huge victory for BC and for Canada. I later stroll through the store and make a mental note to come back for some of the “Less Parking, More Parks” t-shirts and caps to give as holiday gifts. There are also Parks Forever toques and stickers available in the store and online.

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Be The Good has also contributed to some other great local groups and projects including the Kimberley Trails Society for which the Bells created a sticker where 100% of the sales goes to directly to the Society. And as part of the wellness area of focus, Be The Good has enabled local kids who might not otherwise have the a chance to try paddle boarding and are working on upcoming classroom outdoor education opportunities for the new year. “We really want to tackle the issue of getting kids unplugged from digital devices and outside more while they’re young so that they value their environment and grow up taking care of it.” Jarret states. This fall the Bells were also able to combine Be The Good funds with other donations from local businesses and individuals to give to the Kimberley Trail Society to buy a new snow groomer for Kimberley, which will enable more winter trails to be available for everyone in the community for fat biking and other winter fun. Denai emphasizes, “This is all Kimberley Trail Society’s doing, but it is exciting to have money to allocate to these great projects. The town came together for funds and this will be such an asset.”

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" I t’s something we are grateful and excited to wake up for, to show our kids that you can have an impact ...we all can BE THE GOOD!” Denai wipes a few tears from her eyes as our conversation goes deeper, “For us to remain passionate and inspired to grow in this industry, to pound the hours, we needed a bigger purpose. This project and what we can cultivate with it makes us excited to grow rather than fear it will take away from our lifestyle and our kids. It’s something we are grateful and excited to wake up for, to show our kids that you can have an impact…we all can BE THE GOOD!” She apologizes for getting emotional. I tell her no worries, I am glad she feels that way, and my heart overflows with gratitude for these two change makers who are so open and caring. It’s an honor really to sit with them and hear more of their story. “It all comes down to family and doing what we enjoy,” muses Jarret. “If we’re going to put energy and work in, it has to be meaningful and it has to leave a mark or perhaps a legacy for our children and our world.”

We help fund mental health initiatives through positive outdoor experiences that get our kids off the devices and spending more time outdoors. We contribute to supporting workshops, camps, and educational opportunities that create a stronger community and healthy perspectives through engaging in our beautiful backyard. Some of our partners include the BC Parks foundation for provincial efforts and we are starting to work with local initiatives such as Kimberley Trail Society and Wildsight. We’ll also offer youth outdoor opportunities and more.

WATER We have great concerns regarding the health of our oceans, lakes and rivers globally, so are supporting groups who are leading the change towards removing and preventing ocean plastic pollution such as Sea Legacy Foundation and The Ocean Clean Up organization. Evidence shows that the ocean is at the end of its resilience, but if we all act together, we believe we can turn this situation around. Take the time to check these organizations out.

WILDERNESS The pressure on Canadian park recreation, wildlife, habitats, and ecosystems is increasing. We are passionate about our national natural heritage and park system and believe it’s our responsibility to promote, protect, and conserve our public lands. We have partnered with the BC Parks Foundation and will also support local Kootenay conservation and protection initiatives.

KIMBERLEY ELKS CLUB AND CANADA’S MOST UNIQUE TEN-PIN ALLEY W & P: Jeff Pew

“I just got out of the way,” Tom Searle says, when recalling how he survived his 1975 job pinsetting at the Kimberley Elks Lodge’s bowling alley. “Most of the guys were miners and throwing some pretty heavy balls.” Searle, 57, tied as Kimberley’s top league scorer (210), is referring to his job at Canada’s last remaining ten-pin bowling alley with human pinsetters. “I was born into it. It’s in my blood,” Searle says when explaining how he became a Jedi bowler.

“Every glass I drank from as a kid had bowling pins on it,” he says. “I got a lot of advice from my mom and her brothers who competitively bowled at the Elks just after the alley was opened in ‘51.”

keep score. Ron Shofer, the Socialbowls unofficial coach, complains about his effectiveness in guiding his team to victory: “Nobody listens to me. I’m more couch than coach,” he says then laughs.

It’s a rainy November night, and in the Kimberley Elks Club’s basement two of the nine mixed-league teams— four men and four women from Socialbowls and Pinheads—are battling it out. Searle has volunteered to

Michelle Beaudin, who took home 1974’s Most Improved trophy from Kimberley’s neighbouring—and now extinct—5-pin Regal Lanes, leaves the table and saunters towards the far lane. She crouches and carefully choos-

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es her ball. She cradles it into her chest and squints at the ten pins 19 meters away. “You got this, Michelle!” teammate Terry Pagura bellows. She takes three slow steps, lunges toward the floor and releases the ball. It looks good, like it could be the one, but she leaves three pins standing. A nasty split.

OPPOSITE: Tom’s uncles (Fred Swan and Wilmot "Wanny” Swan), circa mid-50s

" WE’RE DOING OK BUT ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FRESH BLOOD.” She waits for fifteen-year-old Tristan Cox—who for minimum wages and tips, dodges 1.5-kilogram flying projectiles—to clear the fallen pins from the deck and send her ball back down the gulley. “Spare ‘em up!” Shofer yells. She stares at two of the remaining pins tucked in the back left corner and releases the ball. It curves left towards the pins but has too much spin and just misses them, spilling into the gutter. “There’s no more dust in that gutter,” someone yells and the table breaks out in laughter. When she returns to her beer, there are high-fives from both teams. It’s obvious that everyone’s out to have fun. Searle’s wife, Lisa, who managed the alley 25 years ago, has been the manager for the last two years. “We’re trying to get people back into bowling,” she says and looking at the 30% increase in mixedleague players since last year, she’s making that happen. In a time of such rapid technological change—when we’ve become exhausted hearing how disconnected we are from each other—it’s refreshing to enter a place frozen in time, where a secret password was once required to enter the bar. The Elks Club’s building, which was purchased in 1949, is a modern-day time capsule.

On the main floor is a banquet hall and kitchen, where weddings, wakes, and retirements have been held for 70 years. The bar, on the top floor, hosts weekly poker tournaments, and dart and pool leagues. It’s a social hub for members and guests who sign in at the door. On weekends, DJs and MCs host EDM (Electronic Dance Music) raves, where old-time regulars sit on bar stools, sipping beer while talking to women in glow-stick glasses and neon pants. When other social and service clubs are closing, the Kimberley Elks Club is thriving. “We like to have fun,” Elks Club manager Melody McArter says, then breaks out into an infectious smile. “We’re doing ok but are always looking for fresh blood.” When the mixed league’s three games are complete, the Socialbowls finish with a victory, but nobody really seems to care. It’s obvious that socializing is as important as bowling. “That hasn’t changed much in 70 years,” Tom Searle says when reflecting on the ethos of Kimberley’s bowling. “There’s been some really fine bowlers to emerge out of this basement, but everyone’s always having fun.”

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“ IF IT AIN’T FUN, WE’RE NOT DOING IT!” CETINSKI FAMILY MOTTO It was an unexpectedly magical night under the stars. In fact, it was epic. Looking back on all of the days that came after in 2019, I can still say that it was a peak experience. And I am not alone. To me and I am sure to many others, it felt like the bleakest time of year. The holidays were over, and the excitement of living in a winter wonderland was beginning to fade. Temperatures were dropping even further, while the nights were still dark and looooooong. The happy lamp was no longer fixing my seasonal affective disorder and a tropical island getaway was not an option. Yet something at last broke through the frozen terrain. I first spotted it on a stapled flyer fluttering in the wind. An invitation clad in red and black. It hinted at possibility. It spoke of merriment and tomfoolery. It promised silly contests and snow sculptures. There was to be a parade followed by the crowning of a king and queen, hot toddies and beer, live and electronic music, and…okay, don’t laugh, but this is the one that spoke most to my former raver’s heart: laser lights!

It was the incentive I and apparently a whole lot of other folks needed to shake off the winter blues, get off the couch, and for god sakes, turn off Netflix! It was time to remake a greatly heralded Kimberley tradition−the legendary Winterfest. Upon this formidable, icy foundation, Flannel Fest was built! My toes were completely frozen even though my boots were supposed to be good for minus 30, but for the first time probably ever, I didn’t care. I couldn’t stop dancing and stomping my feet even though I had never heard of local folk rock favorite Shred Kelly. Grinning from ear to ear, I somehow managed to smile even more as I made eye contact with everyone around me matching that exuberance. It was unspoken but palpable as all ages frolicked together in the Platzl that late February night. We knew how blessed we were to be alive at this time and living in this singular place, oh Kimberley. We felt in our bones something beyond the cold−the ecstasy of coming together as one tribe to experience a perfect moment in time. We were a community unabashedly overcome by the joie de vivre. Adults with warm beverages in hand enjoyed other adult company and good music, while nearby their hardy, rosycheeked kids entertained themselves mightily−hurling their little snow-suited bodies down some well-placed snowbanks, then climbing back up to do it all over again.

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Who dared envision such madness and issued forth with such boldness to bring this scene to life? For those who know her, it probably comes as no surprise. A woman on fire who blew into town about six years ago and has stirred things up ever since (in a really good way). That’s right, I am talking about your friend and my Winter of 2019 savior, Karen Cetinski.

As you may have heard and hopefully experienced for yourself, the first Flannel Fest was a huge success. I smile when I see Karen seated at “her office” at the back of the café. Of course she is wearing plaid flannel. As we sip our coffees, we both choke up reminiscing how it all came together so perfectly. Karen brims with enthusiasm (and let me tell you it’s contagious) as she starts sharing what she has up her sleeves for the next Flannel Fest. Suffice to say, I am sworn to a few secrets, but I can practically guarantee it will be even more memorable, mirthful, and mischievous. However, before we go there, I would be remiss if I didn’t offer some background on how our Rocky Mountain Event Planner Extraordinaire found her calling in Kimbo, and how we should all thank our lucky stars. On a day that proved to be fateful not just for Karen’s career trajectory but also apparently for an entire town, Karen decided to take a hunting course. As she explained it: “I’m crazy. When I first moved here, I thought I had to get a gun because there are bears. So I went to the College of the Rockies, but when I got there, I saw a poster for an event planner course and decided to do that instead.” And just like that, Rocky Mountain Event Planners was born. To get a feel for the community, Karen first volunteered around town. “I didn’t know anyone so I joined every board and volunteered for Julyfest. I then had the opportunity

to organize Julyfest and that was fun, but I was always thinking about what else I could do.” Not long after, Karen decided to make one of her husband’s dreams come true. “Andy always wanted a classic car show, so I thought why not.” Four years later, Kimberley’s Motor Mountain Nationals is making a name for itself and drawing more participants each year. As Karen became acclimated to the cycle of seasons in Kimberley, she kept hearing people fondly mention Winterfest, which had its heyday while the Cominco mine was running. It featured a week-long hockey tournament on Deer Park Avenue, golf and baseball (yes, it is true), and everyone’s favorite event with its potential for cuteness and disaster on overdrive, the kid and mutt sled race. Not daunted by the ghosts of Winterfest past, Karen and her co-conspirator and co-coordinator James “Archie” Archibald (“the guy with the magical brain”), set out to renew Kimberley’s zest for playing in the cold late-season. They sat in Karen’s old grey garage at the bottom of Townsite drinking some wine and brainstorming ideas for fun wintery events. Archie is another one of those unique individuals with a gift for uniting people and creating mayhem. Living in Kimberley for over 12 years, Archie has developed quite a reputation as the fast-moving, always-smiling

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server at Our Place Restaurant, and has grown quite a list of contacts he can call on at any time for music, DJing, volunteering, or zombie-ing. That’s right, this year Archie masterminded a memorable zombie diner film for Kimberley’s Horror Fest. He also co-created Slopes for Hope with the Canadian Cancer Society and coordinates the ski resort’s annual Ullr Dag event. In 2014, he even won Employee of the Year at the Kimberley Business Excellence Awards. As you may have heard and hopefully experienced for yourself, the first Flannel Fest was a huge success. A two-day event that offered plenty of warm and fuzzy flannel fun for residents of all ages, inclusive of local businesses and any outsiders who happened to come through for the long weekend. There was much parading, playing, and dancing throughout the Platzl despite the bone-chilling temperatures. And now Karen, Archie, and team are gearing up for the second Flannel Fest. They’ve applied for a grant from Columbia Basin Trust and are planning to add more events including snow shoe and ski races and a women’s event on par with the men’s beard contest. They just might even resurrect the beloved Kid & Mutt sled race. And for those of you who are a winter wimp like me, you’ll be pleased to know that outside heaters will also be happening. When I ask Karen why she does all of this, her response tells me it’s simply part of her DNA, “I get a rush out of doing the events and partaking in them.” It should also be noted that not only has Karen developed some amazing civic leadership skills, but she is also helping a future generation do the same. At first, it was just her 17-year-old son Joseph who she enlisted as a volunteer, for which she admitted, he initially didn’t have a choice. “Sometimes I just really had a hole to fill, so I asked him to jump in.” Karen noticed how readily her son rose to the occasion and was able to improvise and adapt to the many challenges that event organizing offered, gaining new skills and confidence. “He became so committed and is such a hard worker. After Julyfest he stayed up until 5 am cleaning up the park and picking up all of the cans.” Rocky Mountain Event Planners has now teamed up with Selkirk Secondary School to enroll local tenth graders in volunteerism. “This gives students volunteer hours and real-life experience planning, coordinating, and negotiating which can set them apart when applying for scholarships. Volunteering also provides skillsets to our youth that many employers are looking for upon hire.” Besides Karen’s family motto, which I am now embracing as my own, I can still hear her laugh as she mentioned something else, which really seems to sum it all up. “If there’s noise in town, it’s usually because of me.”

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Grant Providers Columbia Basin Trust, City of Kimberley

Other Key Contributors Munter Designs & Build (built and donated the snow sculpture boxes), City of Kimberley, Harri Thomas (created posters, graphics, and social media), Pedal & Tap, Bavarian Hardware, Healing Hollow, Big Magic Designs, Paper and Cup, Kimberley Kritters, Moody Bee, OU Tasting House, Our Place Restaurant, Bohemium Spirits, The Bulletin/Townsmen, Arrow & Axe, Sprout Health Market, Stone Fire Pizzeria, Tree House Toy Co., Mountain Grass Glass Gallery & Smoke Shop, Kimberley & District Chamber of Commerce, Tek Resources Ltd., Labbat’s Breweries, and Mother Nature!

Events Parade and crowning of the king and queen, beer garden, local music and DJs, laser lights, hockey, snow shoe and ski races, bocce, shovel throwing, Kid & Mutt sled race, snow sculptures, beard contest, vendors, plenty of flannel, maple ice taffy (courtesy of Rachel and Martin Langlois), and more!

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A Good Day W: Thomas Maguire | P: Yana Kehrlein (unless noted)

It’s 8:15 on a Saturday, the sound of new snow crunching underfoot is all I hear in the crisp morning air. I grin at the sharp contrast as I open the patrol hut’s heavy door and a wall of warmth and sound inside blasts out. In a hurry because I’m (almost) late, I forget to slow the progress of the door as it swings closed, and wince as it slams shut behind me. Nobody seems to notice the loud bang over the morning’s boisterous din; it’s just one more note in the familiar cacophony of getting ready. Today’s crew of volunteer patrollers (“vollies”) are all here, joking around with the rank and file of the paid patrol and with those patrollers up just to ski on their off-day. It’s a genial atmosphere, friends catching up on each other’s lives before the action of the day begins. There’s a lot of banter: Kimberley Alpine Resort’s orange coats know how to keep an occasionally-intense job light and fun in the downtime moments. In an hour, any one of us may be responsible for something as urgent as packaging up someone with a punctured lung or as innocuous as finding the kid who ventured down a run away from their parents. At this

moment, that’s all in the future. Now’s the time for groaning over the smell of someone else’s over-ripe ski boots, chuckling over a bad pun, or learning from whoever took that serious call last week. As usual there’s the daily briefing to go over, but it’s somebody’s birthday today, so serious business is covered quickly and the meeting devolves into shenanigans. That doesn’t last long though, as everybody’s keen to get outside. The ever-hoped-for buzz of new snow is in the air; it dumped buckets last night, and today promises to be another fine day of shredding and first aid.

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The members of patrol have a variety of stories as to how they ended up here, and all are fascinating and born of a love of skiing. Some of us are East Kootenay transplants from just about everywhere else, resident here by choice or by happy accident. Others are born-and-bred Kimberleyites. How we got here seems less important than that we all are here now. I like the company: though these are some of the best riders in the region, there’s little ego here, but there is a lot of mutual respect, a sense of pride in what we do and how well we do it, and (generally!), an enjoyment of each other’s company. It’s an attitude I find around the region a lot, not just on the mountain. Kimberley, it seems, attracts some of the best in humanity.

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good at first aid. So, the next day I showed up to the volley patrol annual refresher training, was measured up, and, I guess, judged a halfway-decent fit. It seemed (and still seems) like a great way to pay back the ski community for all of the gratifying years I’ve been a part of it. Several times I’ve been treated by ski patrol on various mountains, including once here at Kimberley on a spring break, something like twenty-eight years ago. It’s something I’ve always taken for granted, as I imagine many of us do, that there’ll be someone knowledgeable and caring to come get me on the mountain if (and when!) I eat it hard. And knowledgeable and caring this KAR patrol crowd definitely is. Most of the crew have been at this a long time, cranking turns and picking up the wounded for years. It’s humbling to work alongside the team of paramedics, emergency medicine technicians (EMTs), and nonurban occupational first-aiders with dozens to hundreds of calls behind them. There’s no better place to get better at first aid I’ve learned. The kind of first aid we do on the mountain requires a balance of empathy, professionalism, and rapid problem-solving. To be good at it, one’s got to be genuinely concerned with a stranger’s comfort and welfare, but not be overwhelmed by their pain or by the responsibility of helping someone else through their unhappy moment. It’s something to behold: I’m in constant admiration of the deftness with which our crew can assess a demanding situation, offer reassurance, and zero in on the simplest solutions for getting our patients what they need, all in the same instant. Today, reflections like these swirl lazily in my head throughout the morning on recuperating rides up chairs between the blissful thought-free moments of going fast on snow. So far there’s been no call for our services. It’s a good snow-day morning. I’m stoked to keep doing laps and mulling over the helpful bit part I get to play in the lives of fellow skiers.

Becoming comfortable with the adrenaline one feels coming on an incident scene is no easy task; one can be quite literally responsible for lives in this role. Riding solo up the North Star to check Mambo’s grooming condition before we open, I think about my luck in enlisting. I joined the Kimberley Volunteer Ski Patrol in the fall, almost by accident, after a friend told me over a beer at the Shed that a coveted free spot had opened up that very morning. Adrian had given me a timely opportunity: earlier that summer, my sweetheart and I had been first-onscene at a traumatic, head-on motorcycle-minivan crash an hour south of Jasper. Both of us had been fresh out of wilderness and occupational first aid courses when we happened upon that accident. While both persons on the ‘bike survived, the almost-overwhelming experience taught me that courses aren’t enough: to be good at it, one must practice first aid. Also that it’s worth it to learn and be

Becoming comfortable with the adrenaline one feels coming on an incident scene is no easy task; one can be quite literally responsible for lives in this role. Patrol has taught me: going fast on snow can be a dangerous pastime, and being the trusted assistance can be demanding. The system of injury reporting that tends to occur means we only rarely know exactly what we’re going to find when we get there. “Snowboarder down on Caper and not getting up, yellow jacket, black snow pants, no other info from the reporting guest,” could be a call from our liftie friends at the Easter Chair any day, and really, could mean anything. Reports are almost always filtered to the patrol dispatch through a second- or even third- party, so details can

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be thin, or even mistaken. Being a first responder like this can be stressful; I dread the moments when, en route to a call, a clarification comes through from the dispatcher that it’s a “probable head injury, patient unconscious and unaccompanied, no witnesses.” Thankfully, at KAR at least, that’s an extremely rare call. Being aware of how those calls make me feel, I deeply appreciate the contribution of ambulance, fire, and police responders, for whom those kinds of calls come much more regularly.

It turns out that both my co-workers know the patient, another Columbia Valley local. There’s a lot of good-natured ribbing between the three over the crash, once we get the “laughing gas” flowing to him. Then comes the work. I’m glad for the skills and experience of the patrollers with me, and for the practice training sessions we do at the beginning of and throughout the season. We try to be gentle

I figure that if I haven’t before, my patrol spurs are earned this day. This day, I’m on station duty up top at the Barry Jones hut over the lunch hour. My legs are bagged from the morning’s efforts chasing lines in the fresh snow, so frankly, I’m glad for the enforced break. After warming my toes, I head outside to sit in the bluebird sunshine for a moment and admire the view. Like the rest of the riders passing by, I’m wearing that same appreciative smile that generations of skiers and boarders have smiled. There’s really nothing quite like endorphin-stoned staring across the valley that we call home at the epic, snow-draped cliffs of the Rockies. This reverie is interrupted by the squawk of the radio. A call comes in for patrol attending the Easter runs: someone’s pretty sure he’s broken a leg on Geneva, far out on the backside. His buddies have cell-phoned our dispatch directly, (That’s a number everyone should definitely have in their phone: 250.432.0303!), with good info on the patient’s condition, and a precise location. One of our long-time patrollers radios in that he’s already out that way taking a run and much closer, so those of us atop the Easter wait while he zeroes in on the scene. Other patrollers start to converge on the chair from around the mountain, to cover for what’s likely to be a multi-person rescue. Then we get the awaited call from our guy: “Yep, this is definitely a ride out.” He needs a toboggan, a belay package, an ambulance called, and a few extra bodies. Also: the patient needs some painkiller. Administration of Entonox, a mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen, is restricted to those with a specific, advanced first-aid training even above the high standard (OFA III or greater) required of all patrol. An experienced patroller with that training grabs the heavy bottle from the hut and tosses me a bag of extra gear. Together we ski hard to help with moving the patient, picking up a toboggan from its home atop Vortex.

to our patient as we work on him; it’s clear the injury is painful even through the gas. Once “Bob” (not his real name) is splinted up properly and packaged down tight in the sled, we start off through the deep snow. The incident is down a steep passage and in the trees, well off the beaten path, so there’s no hope of getting the T-bog towed back up to Ridgeway by a snowmobile. Nope, we’ve got to go down. I figure that if I haven’t before, my patrol spurs are earned this day. We alternate being in the horns of the toboggan, sit-belaying at the end of a long rope, and skiing on the short braking “tail-gun” rope. The run is so bumpy and vert, and the snow so abundant that no single patroller could get this toboggan down safely. On this trip, we need both: someone holding the sled directly from behind and someone in a harness on the end of a long rope to get our patient down safely. It’s taxing work but we manage and finally gain the flats below. The rest of the transport goes textbook: a ski-doo from the maintenance crew is waiting to give us a ride up out of the Tamarack Chair base, we make it to the patrol hut, and in short order the pros from the ambulance service bundle Bob off to the East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook. It’s then that I check my phone’s clock: we’d been pushing flat out for almost two exhausting hours of hauling toboggan, and it’s been well over two hours since the call first came in! To me it feels like only twenty minutes have passed. My co-rescuers laugh at my incredulity as we ride up the chair together: it’s just another day on the mountain for them. Some calls are tougher than others. We make it to the back side just in time to join the sweep and close out the day. Back atop the mountain, as on most days, Gord Blake coordinates the final sweep. He’s been overseeing the motley crew here for some couple of years now, and generously offers us

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I hope for a glimpse of the lynx rumoured to be living somewhere at the summit, but the snow has wiped out any sign. It’s almost twilight and I’m left alone with my thoughts. This feels like one of those perfect moments: I’m tired and happy. The snow-ghosted trees, changing colour under the deepening purple-orange skies, are beautiful in a suddenly new way. In the growing silence of the shutting-down mountain, I wander around in my ski boots, crunching that familiar heel-toe rhythm in the cold, squeaky crud. I hope for a glimpse of the lynx rumoured to be living somewhere at the summit, but the snow has wiped out any sign. I end up just sitting in the snow on the side of Flush loving the view, yawning and listening to the chatter on the radio as patrollers report in that their runs are shut.

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Thomas Maguire is a proud East Kootenay transplant. Four years on patrol, he started on the volunteer patrol before switching to a paid position. He offers many thanks to all the KAR patrollers, past and present, and to everyone else that makes our mountain the place to be.

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