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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Category: Avalanche
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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Backcountry Avalanche Conditions update
The snowpack is very unpredictable and big terrain should be avoided this season.
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Fernie Avalanche Fatality
In the beginning of the cycle, the snow was safer than a simple rule predicted, and later in the cycle, it was dramatically more dangerous than a simple rule predicted.
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Special Public Avalanche Warning
Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada are issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users, in effect immediately until the end of day Monday, January 15.
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Avalanche Canada: Baby, it’s complicated
Ever feel like the more information you get, the more confused you become? Throughout the Interior Mountains, beautiful sparkly surface hoar crystals were laid down during a long dry spell in early December. These were especially prevalent at and below treeline, but didn’t get much of a chance to persist in the alpine, where a …
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