Canadian Avalanche Association Director Call
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Category: Avalanche
Should ski guides be required to wear avalanche airbags?
Since the March death of local ski guide Lisa Korthals, the question has emerged as to whether guides should be required to carry avalanche airbags.
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Rogers Pass Permit Season Closes
The Glacier National Park - Rogers Pass Winter Permit System has been in effect from November 20th until May 2nd, the seasonal end of the avalanche control program.
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Spring Backcountry Avalanche Risks
Spring skiing has finally arrived and with it comes spring backcountry avalanche risks. The experts are advising backcountry users to get in and out of the backcountry as early as possible to reduce avalanche risks.
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Skier Survives 4 meter Avalanche Burial
I lost sight of the completely buried partner almost immediately, partner two was partially buried.
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Art for Avalanche Canada
The Avalanche Canada Foundation is united with its supporters by a single, simple passion — to ensure the tragedy of avalanches doesn't touch another family again.
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Avalanche Canada: Spring should be simple
We get accustomed to seeing avalanche forecasts fluctuate on a daily basis. There’s a cadence to avalanche forecasts, which often goes something like this: – It snows and blows and the avalanche danger rises. – As newly formed storm slabs start to settle and gain strength our attention switches to where wind slabs are still …
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New Rogers Pass Backcountry Access app
Parks Canada is pleased to launch a new web-based app that will help visitors understand and comply with the Winter Permit System.
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Avalanche Canada: Warming increases Danger
Rapid warming is expected to increase avalanche danger this weekend and into next week.
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Tree Well Death at Keefer Lake Catskiing
A snowcat skier died yesterday at Keefer Lake Catskiing, east of Kelowna in the Monashee Mountains.
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The Dam Fondo
You might be asking what a Dam Fondo has to do with powder skiing. It actually has a lot to do with skiing powder safely. Join Avalanche Canada for their inaugural Dam Fondo! Avalanche Canada is organizing an amazing bike ride that will start and end in Revelstoke, enjoying the smooth pavement of Hwy 23 …
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Ski Guides Sued over Avalanche Fatality
Two ski guides are being sued due to an avalanche that happened at Golden Alpine Holidays (GAH) on February 22, 2016.
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