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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Category: Avalanche
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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Avalanche Canada’s Backyard Backcountry Challenge
Get outside, get active, and support Avalanche Canada with the Backyard Backcountry Challenge
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Keeping backcountry recreationists safe
“Canada is a world leader in the avalanche industry,” says St. Clair from Revelstoke, BC where she works as a public avalanche forecaster for Avalanche Canada.
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Whistler Avalanche Deaths amid busy three days
An avalanche that released in the Blackcomb slack-country took one skiers life and injured two others. This was only one accident in a 24 hour period of backcountry rescues.
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Avalanche Canada on Managing Moderate
Despite an overall reduction in avalanche activity, there have been several near misses in recent days from across the province.
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Avalanche Canada Reflects on U.S. Avalanche Deaths
The United States has marked its deadliest week of avalanches in more than a century after more than a dozen people died, Avalanche Canada commented that they are deeply saddened by the tragedy.
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