Avalanche Canada receives $10 million grant from BC Government
Avalanche Canada is extremely grateful to receive a $10 million grant from the BC government.
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Category: Avalanche
Avalanche Canada Honours Dr. Bruce Jamieson
Dr. Bruce Jamieson has made invaluable contributions to public avalanche safety over his 40-year career.
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What follows the AST-2 course survey
Avalanche education and awareness has come a long ways in a couple of decades and the advancements continue. The Kootenay Backcountry Guides are looking for your feedback on how to cater to the what recreational backcountry users are looking for after taking their AST-2. This is the pretext to their survey: “The most common question …
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Alaska Avalanche Danger High throughout Spring
Even though we are in the midst of spring and the snow is mostly melted, avalanche experts warn we’re not out of the woods just yet as there is still a lot of snow in the mountains. “Things change really quick and during these springtime cycles, you can see a drastic change from stable to …
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Avalanche Canada – Communicating spring conditions
Around this time of year avalanche forecasts switch from rating danger by elevation band to rating danger by time of day.
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Backcountry Skier dies in Avalanche near Lake Louise
The deceased young man from Canmore has been identified as Spencer Postman, 26
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Black Diamond Finally Recalls Faulty Avalanche Beacon
We users have lost faith in Black Diamond and Pieps, and moving forward will have reservations concerning the safety of their equipment.
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Avalanche Canada: Time to consider warming
Sudden changes to the weather are forecast in the coming week. Expect this to complicate the avalanche conditions.
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Risky positioning – social aspirations and risk-taking behaviour in avalanche terrain
Risky behaviour among backcountry riders is, in part, a function of their self-conception as consumers of risk and the degree of social acceptance it confers on them in their social group.
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Special Public Avalanche Warning
Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users in the North Rockies, South Rockies, the Lizard & Flathead, and Waterton Lakes National Park.
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Snowkiter Getting Blown Out of Avalanche Path
The airflow built up in front of the charging avalanche catches his kite and shoots him skyward a split second before he would have been crushed.
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Parks Mountain Safety Closures LIFTED
With new snow covering illegal tracks, Parks Canada has decided to lift the temporary restriction of the Flat Creek Designated Access Route and Fortitude Winter Restricted Area effective March 2, 2021. Please remember: check which winter restricted areas are open daily.
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