is a non-profit society in Revelstoke, BC dedicated to fostering inclusive mountain culture.
Our vision is that Revelstoke is a place where everyone can feel and be safe to enjoy all the mountains have to offer in all seasons.
Mountain Pride 2024
JUNE 22ND 2024 - REVELSTOKE, BC
Testimonials
“Every avalanche course should feel like this. Feeling safe and welcomed. All the guides and instructors were very good at being open and compassionate in the ways they taught and spoke. It gives me hope for allyship in mountain spaces.”
“There was no judgment, no elitism, but support and sweetness. I felt safe and okay to be my true self .
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Why does inclusive
culture matter in mountain towns?
Research has shown that increasing racial or ethnic diversity in rural communities can increase overall levels of social solidarity.
- Chazdon, S., Hawker, J., Hayes, B., Linscheid, N., O'Brien, N., & Spanier, T. (2021). Assessing Community Readiness to Engage in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts. The Journal of Extension, 58(6), Article 24.
Inclusivity is connected to better leadership. Our community needs to attract and sustain an inclusive and diverse group of people living here to provide innovative leaders for our shared future.
- Bourke, J. & Titus, A. (2019). Harvard Business Review
Our Programs
We currently provide winter and summer programs to youth and adults, prioritizing people with multiple intersecting marginalized identities.
What we are doing:
Running programming that allows everyone in the community to participate in mountain sports, currently focusing on 2SLGBTQ+ and BIPOC programs;
Maintaining a gear library;
Subsidizing educational programs;
Fostering inclusive mountain culture.