Avalanche Canada Pieps Critical Update
Earlier today Avalanche Canada issued a statement regarding the potential failure of the Pieps DSP Pro and Pieps DSP Sport transceivers.
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Category: Avalanche
Avalanche Canada anticipating increased users and less funding
A snap election called by the John Horgan government has put funding for the organization in question.
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Avalanche Canada Webinar series
The weekly webinar series is launching on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. PST with presentations that will look at the various services available on their website and the Mountain Information Network.
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Pieps DPS Beacons Mechanisms of Failure
We also call out Black Diamond to properly address the mechanism of failure and inadequate design, and user safety hazard with their Pieps DSP avalanche beacon.
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Avalanche Canada Preparing for Uncertainty
Avalanche Canada is preparing for Uncertainty as the effects of the myriad complexities from the Covid-19 pandemic puts this coming season into its own category.
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Social Media & Avalanche Safety
Social media has completely changed the landscape for sharing information about trips into the backcountry and avalanche safety.
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Virtual Snow Science Workshop 2020
To keep the "Merging of Theory and Practice" happening the Virtual Snow Science Workshop 2020 will be live-streamed on October 4th - 6th, 2020, with international-calibre speaker sessions, panel discussions, and posters.
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BarryHeart 3.4 Firmware Update For Barryvox S and Barryvox
Mammut is rolling out new BarryHeart 3.4 Firmware updates for its industry-leading avalanche beacons, the Barryvox and Barryvox S.
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Land of Thundering Snow
The Virtual Museum of Canada is probing the history of snow avalanches and their impact on people and nature in Canada. Through historic records, photographs, recordings and artifacts, they are exploring stories of both technical success and tearful sorrow.
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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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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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