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Powder Skiing Decade, Cold Winters Forcast!

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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 →

A snow crown worth sharing

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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 →

Great Powder Skiing Week

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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 →

Canadian Avalanche Center Issues Warning

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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 →

Big Snow In Revelstoke and Kicking Horse

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It’s PUKING in Revelskoke and Kicking Horse! The snow storm stayed North and delivered the biggest dump of the season. The northern resorts have had less snow that the Coastal and Southern BC resorts, so this snow is very Read More →

New Avalanche Bulletin Widget

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A new avalanche bulletin internet widget has developed by Savage Marketing in partnership with the Canadian Avalanche Centre. A widget is a compact application designed to display information on a website or web based media device. The objective of Read More →

The Strategy of Powderchasing

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Powder chasing has become a new gig for many die hard obsessive powderchasers like me who strive to grab the deepest days of the season, even if it takes playing hookey from work. My strategy? Grab the powder while Read More →

The Canadian Avalanche Centre’s Backcountry Avalanche Workshop

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Backcountry Avalanche Workshops are aimed at backcountry users with some awareness and experience, but maybe not a lot of formal training. We present a mix of hands-on expertise from local guides and other front-line avalanche workers, with science from Read More →

What La Nina Means for Snowfall

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“Why do we care about La Nina, or El Nino?” In short, it’s really the only reliable clue that meteorologists have to predict temperature and precipitation patterns months and seasons in advance. Meteorologist/skier Joel Gratz weighs in. Colder than Read More →

Winter of Extremes and Good Snow!

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The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by 18 European Member States and 14 Co-operating States. At its headquarters in Reading, England, one of the largest supercomputer complexes in Europe is linked Read More →