Whistler Avalanche Blog
Wayne Flann, ski patrol extraordinare at Whistler Blackcomb, chose a great year to start a new avalanche blog.
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Mike Douglas EMBEDDED – The Master Cut
Whistler’s own Mike Douglas spent last week living up at the top of Whistler Mountain and filing daily video dispatches chronicling the experience for a project called “Embedded: The Inside Story of Whistler Blackcomb.” This is the final installment; Reflections on six days and nights atop Whistler Mountain! EMBEDDED Day 6 – The Master Cut …
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Avalanche Field Team has new Sled
Gord Ohm, Avalanche Field Technican, and David Tracz, Assistant Avalanche Technician are both residents of the Elk Valley.
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Rogers Pass Winter Permit System
Do you ski tour in Rogers Pass? Make sure to attend a 2011-12 Annual Winter Permit orientation session if you need a permit this year.
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Canadian Avalanche Centre Increases Forecasts
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) marks the start of a new season of avalanche forecasts
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Backstory: ‘The Freedom Chair’
The story of Josh Dueck and the film that just won 'Best Film-Mountain Sports' at the Banff festival.
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TLH Heliskiing Eurocopter B4
TLH Heliskiing will be one of the only heli-ski operators to fly small groups in the luxurious Eurocopter B4 Helicopter this winter
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Adventurer of the Year
Every year, National Geographic nominates ten individuals or teams for the “Adventurer of the Year”. There are skiers and riders, of course, and always a Himalayan climber or two. But then the list goes Gonzo and you never know what to expect. Last year Alex Honnold was nominated for climbing big walls in Yosemite without …
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Snowing Every Day in the Monashes!
It's been snowing almost every day...Winter has arrived in the Monashees!
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Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Ski Traverse
Perhaps it was the perennial August snowstorms at the Bugs that convinced me that this area was more suited to skis than rock shoes.
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Ski Season Coming
Anyway……It’s November and ski season is just around the corner.
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