Pure Outside

** The 2012 list of outdoor events is up now. 2011 will be, as every year has been, full of awesome events all over Vancouver Island. Make sure you check back to this page as it will get better and better every month! I’ll be adding to it whenever I hear about a new awesome [...]

Have you ever heard a story that gives you chills? Takes your breath away? Gets you amped up to ride the biggest mountains you can find? “The Edge of Never follows the story of a young man, Kye Petersen, who travels to Chamonix, France, to ski the route that killed his famous, big-mountain skiing father, [...]

2009 was an exciting year for me and 2010 promises to be even better. Here are the top 5 most popular posts from Pureoutside from this year. 5. A popular post from 2008 about Playing in the Snow on Green Mountain 4. Lorne’s report about the Snow Cave at Century Sam Lake 3. Erik’s review [...]

2010 will be, as every year has been, full of awesome events all over Vancouver Island. Make sure you check back to this page as it will get better and better every month! I’ll be adding to it whenever I hear about a new awesome event. If you’ve got one for a different area let [...]

Ever since I moved to Vancouver Island I’ve heard about the legendary MOMAR (Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race) race series and dreamed of competing in one.  It’s evoked many emotions for me over the years, awe, determination, jealousy, respect, fear and very recently, pain.  You see, last weekend was when I finally ballsed up and [...]