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Archive for the ‘Snow Conditions’ Category
By admin, on January 19th, 2012
 Check out the video of avalanche control near Stewart, BC this past weekend. Pretty spectacular results! In order to reduce the danger of unexpected avalanches in the pass it’s sometimes necessary to initiate a controlled avalanche, sometimes with spectacular Read More →
By admin, on January 7th, 2012
 Where can you find ample snow and good skiing? Well those who consistently have great snow have it and the others are suffering. Whistler just experienced 72cms in the past 7 days. Terrace reports the the deepest snow on 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 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 November 28th, 2011
 Wayne Flann, Whistler Blackcomb ski patroler and paramedic, chose a great year to start a new avalanche blog service for Whistler. With over three meters of snow and many unstable layers in the snowpack, big avalanches have been common Read More →
By admin, on November 23rd, 2011
 As the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) prepares for the coming season, one of Canada’s leading snowmobile manufacturers has stepped forward to help out. Today, Yamaha-Motor Canada is delivering a new Yamaha Nytro MTX to the CAC, one of the Read More →
By admin, on November 21st, 2011
 The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) marks the start of a new season of avalanche forecasts with a new bulletin format and a significant increase in the number of bulletin regions. “These two developments go hand-in-hand,” explains CAC Executive Director Read More →
By admin, on October 18th, 2011
 Each Winter the Canadian Avalanche Centre hosts a number of educational avalanche awareness events. These events are created to help you avoid avalanches like this: Check out an avalanche awareness event near you: Backcountry Avalanche Workshops – Northern Circuit Read More →
By admin, on September 29th, 2011
 Are you a skier or boarder and looking for deep powder? The free Salomon Powfinder mobile application has the best powder forecasts for the best resorts and is available on iPhone and on Android since September 15th. In addition, Read More →
By ryland, on September 8th, 2011
 On September 1st as the skies cleared after a cold and wet night the mountains showed a fresh coating of snow. While there wasn’t enough snow to ski on the mountains around Fernie, this fresh snow was sure to Read More →
By admin, on August 24th, 2011
 Yep, snow in the mountains already… Most of you had a hot summer, but in Northwest BC home of Northern Escape, they seem to have skipped Summer and went straight to Fall. With this year’s predicted return of La Read More →
By admin, on August 15th, 2011
 AccuWeather Long Range Expert Joe Bastardi believes there is a significant chance for particularly frigid winters in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 into 2014-2015. Bastardi said these winters could be similar to winters of the late 1970s. He said, “While the Read More →
By admin, on March 13th, 2011
 This large avalanche and enormous crown was reported at Mt. Hood Meadows with last weeks big snow and warming cycle. Mt. Hood Meadows boasts the most varied and exciting trails in the Northwest and Mt. Hood’s most advanced terrain. Read More →
By admin, on March 3rd, 2011
 Cold temperatures and seemingly endless precipitation created a great week of skiing here in Western Canada. And the snowfall hit most of the Canadian powder meccas with good accumulation. Here is an overview of where the snow fell this Read More →
By admin, on January 22nd, 2011
 The Canadian Avalanche Center has warned skiers, snowmobilers and other winter sports enthusiasts to stay out of much of the western Canadian back country. The center describes conditions in some areas as the most dangerous in 30 years. Karl Read More →
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