OUR
VISION

THE FLOW STATE

At Backcountry Enlightenment, we believe in the unlimited capacity of the human spirit. We seek more grounded and present flow states.

We carefully design and facilitate activities that push our participants towards new ways of being and make a positive and sustainable impact on the world.

“How you do anything is how you do
everything!”

OUR
VISION

“How you do anything is how you do
everything!”

THE FLOW STATE

At Backcountry Enlightenment, we believe in the unlimited capacity of the human spirit. We seek more grounded and present flow states.

We carefully design and facilitate activities that push our participants towards new ways of being and make a positive and sustainable impact on the world.

XCAMP is a combination of science, nature & the best human capital.

A multi day gathering in nature designed to stoke the soul and awaken the spirit. Unplug your electronics and prepare for an exploratory journey of inner and outer discovery.

XCAMP is a combination of science, nature & the best human capital.

A multi day gathering in nature designed to stoke the soul and awaken the spirit. Unplug your electronics and prepare for an exploratory journey of inner and outer discovery.

UPCOMING
XCAMPS

Sky XXCamp 2025

September 19, 2025 - September 23, 2025

Sky XXXCamp 2025

September 23, 2025 - September 27, 2025

RECENT
ARTICLES

Wilderness Quest 2020

One Warriors Journey Native American Vision Quests have always fascinated me. In traditional indigenous cultures, rites of passage served to mark and celebrate major life transitions. These ceremonial events took place within a framework of meaning that was supported by myth, social structure and spiritual practice. Young people were then encouraged to ask essential questions...

Walk This Way Article in Pique Magazine

They hunch in swimsuits on cramped wooden benches, surrounded by firewood and snow-caked boots. Some steam, having just stepped from the sauna, sweat dripping from their noses.  others flush, having clambered up a four-meter snowpack from an icy river, their bodies glowing pink and eyes flashing like Christmas lights.

How You Move Can Change Your Life

Can you feel the connection between how you move, how you feel and how you live your life?For most, movement is most certainly habitual. Yet, we need to be aware of the way we move, as it shapes the way we see ourselves and subsequently affects how we live our lives.

Breathwork And Flow

A flow state arises when we are using our skills to tackle engaging challenges in our lives. When we’re in a dropped in state, allowing our energies to flow out, easily receiving love and support, feeling grounded in our bodies, then it’s easy to draw upon and improve our skills, and to meet challenges with energy and enthusiasm.

XCamp in the press!

Leslie Anthony is a Whistler-based writer, editor, biologist and occasional filmmaker with too few fingers in too many pies. Former Managing Editor of Powder magazine, longtime Feature Editor of Canada’s SKIER magazine, architect and Editorial Director of the acclaimed Mountain Life Annual, his name resides on the masthead of a global litany of ski