Rating avalanche size on the D-scale
A video to start discussion about how we rate avalanche size on the D-scale.
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Category: Avalanche
Avalanche Forecast User Study Underway
The results of this research will offer important insight for making avalanche forecasts more effective and resonate better with all types of backcountry users.
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Avalanche Canada Shutting Down Forecasting for the Season
We feel it is essential that we work together and do what we can to avoid putting any extra load on our healthcare system at this time
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Free Avalanche Safety Tutorial
Atlas commented, "While you’re inside... we have offered up our online AST 1 course for free. Something to hopefully help you get more out of your next time in the mountains!!"
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Slackcountry: how do you prepare?
Ever question where those people with backpacks are headed when they duck under the rope at the resort? Beyond the resorts boundaries there's a popular zone called "slackcountry".
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Avalanche Canada: House of Cards
This problem has reared its ugly head in much of western Canada, with avalanches occurring in most of our forecasting regions
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Banff avalanche accident report from Adam Campbell
We hope that by sharing this that someone can learn something that may save them from enduring the horror that we, as well as our families and friends, the search and rescue crew, the first responders and the medical staff have endured.
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Glacier National Park needs 100% compliance!
These poachers endanger not only their own lives, other groups, and everyone traveling on the highway. People need to respect these closures and stop the poaching.
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Chic-Chocs Avalanche death
A backcountry skier died and a second suffered minor injuries this Wednesday in an avalanche in the Chic-Chocs mountain range in the Gaspésie region of Quebec.
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Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest 2020
The Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest is officially two weeks out and is must experience celebration of the Kootenay lifestyle. This is a three day weekend of everything backcountry in the best slack-country in Canada.
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The RECCO Reflector saves lives
The built in RECCO reflector makes you searchable to the rescuers. RECCO reflectors are lightweight passive transponders which require no power or activation to function.
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Companion Rescue Skills Save Lives
Companion rescue is a crucial skill that all winter backcountry recreationists need. You never want to use it, but you should have it totally dialled.
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