British Columbia

This Snowboarder Paints the World Around Her

Ski-Mountaineering the Peaks of B.C.

A Perfect Turn Is All About Balance

Celebrating 50 Years of Heli-Skiing

The Biking in Fernie Is Mind-Blowing

We Dream of Powder Like This

A Dramatic Ride through British Columbia

A Homegrown Mountain-Biking Trip in BC

‘Camel Finds Water’

Will Gadd Ice-Climbs Helmcken Falls

A Backcountry Lodge Unlike Anywhere Else

British Columbia’s Most Notorious Hermit

‘Children of the Columbia’

‘Children of the Columbia’ Trailer

Yeah, You Can Shred on an E-Bike

Mountain Biking in B.C.

Behind the Scenes of ‘Imagination’

Motherhood and the Backcountry

We Need More Sustainable Mountain Biking

Offroad Expedition in British Columbia
This Snowboarder Paints the World Around Her
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In the winter, Jessa Gilbert works as a snowboarding guide in British Columbia, but she doesn’t only love drawing lines in the snow. Gilbert is also passionate about drawing and painting the scenes around her in a sketchbook. “For some people, [being outside is] about going higher or further or faster,” she says. “For me, it’s not about that. It’s about being present, experiencing the places around you, and then translating that into physical pieces of artwork for other people to inspire them to get outside.” From Suunto’s Peak Creator Series, The Artist tells Gilbert’s story.