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By admin, on December 28th, 2011
 Skiers both in backcountry and in-bounds areas are advised to use extreme caution this week as the avalanche danger soars. Both backcountry and in-bounds skiers face heightened avalanche dangers this week, according to the latest bulletins from the Canadian Read More →
By admin, on December 27th, 2011
 La Nina spent the holidays here at her home in Terrace. Over the past four days she blessed them with well over 1.5m of new snow and it’s deep up there! Northern Escape helicopters arrive in a few days Read More →
By admin, on December 25th, 2011
 If you want to ride safely over the Christmas holidays, you’ll need to do some work to get a handle on conditions and you’ll need to stay on top of things as the next cycle of stormy weather progresses. Read More →
By admin, on December 25th, 2011
 By Jon Turk Babushka (Grandmother) Daria Moolynaut was born in a reindeer skin tent on the tundra in northeast Siberia about 107 years ago, during the reign of Czar Nicholas II. Her father was a reindeer herder; her mother Read More →
By admin, on December 20th, 2011
 Shames Mountain, the ‘little ski area that rocks’, tucked away near Terrace BC, is up for sale. The asking price? A cool $1.5 million. When locals were faced with loosing their ski area a community initiative was started. My Read More →
By admin, on December 12th, 2011
 Rest in Powder is an independent snow film about a group of friends from the Kootenays. In the film they are skiing and snowboarding in their favorite zones, in the mountains, in powder. The film is a visual narrative Read More →
By admin, on December 7th, 2011
 Understanding why, how and when avalanches are likely to occur is critical to keeping people safe in Canada’s mountains. Communicating safety tips and risk updates to skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers is essential to saving lives. Dr. Bruce Jamieson, Natural Read More →
By admin, on December 6th, 2011
 by Jon Turk Recently, I was asked to give a talk at the high school in Darby, Montana, at the epicenter of one of the most politically right wing, tea party activist populations in the United States. “Oh Boy,” Read More →
By admin, on December 5th, 2011
 Mount Cain will be opening this Saturday December 10th. They have a 140cm mid mountain base with good early season conditions. The forecast looks like sun through the weekend so everyone can enjoy the opening day full moon after Read More →
By admin, on December 5th, 2011
 The following backcountry avalanche burial and rescue happened in 2008 in Alaska and the story is told by Skippy. It is being reposted for all of us to be aware of the hazards of our passion. The first legit Read More →
By admin, on December 5th, 2011
 What a great opening day at Revelstoke with super conditions and amazing weather! 45cm of fresh powder on top of a really good base made for a lot of smiles and positive vibes. Here is a POV video soon Read More →
By admin, on December 4th, 2011
 The thursday morning email was brief, call to reserve before 1PM. I quickly called and booked myself and Rocky, a friend visiting from Comox, for Saturdays opening of Island Lake Catskiing. The plan was one cat with no frills Read More →
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