Avalanche Canada Spring Icon
This icon conveys the variable nature of avalanche danger at this time of year.
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Category: Avalanche
Avalanche Canada Special Warning
Given that many slopes have yet to see a full-blown warm up we are predicting a widespread and varied array of avalanche problems this week including cornice failures, surface-layer avalanches, and failure on deeper persistent weak layers
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Avalanche Canada Backcountry Warning
Avalanche Canada warns backcountry users to be careful this weekend.
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Avalanche Airbag Survivor
Occasionally good judgement is clouded by factors including business objectives and self esteem.
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Jasper skier swims class 3 avalanche
It all happened in a split second, but once it started it was already too late. One of Jasper’s most experienced mountaineers was at the mercy of Mother Nature as he was swallowed up in a class three avalanche of snow, ice and debris in the Tonquin Valley Feb. 28. Not knowing which way was …
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Knowing when to Dig
I like to start a day of touring with an innocent sounding question; “Anyone know what the hazard is rated today?”
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13 skiers trigger Avalanche at GAH
An avalanche at Golden Alpine Holidays this Sunday morning was triggered by a group of 13 skiers in a self-guided ski touring group
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Sunny Ways – Avalanche Canada
“Don’t take storm snow for granted, especially when the sun comes out.”
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BC Coroners and Avalanche Canada stress safety
the airbags were ineffective in this case because the victims were in a gully at the bottom of a slope
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Charged for Setting off Avalanche?
Mares, 29, a professional snowboarder from Lake Tahoe, contends he is innocent and that he didn’t put anyone else in danger.
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Avalanche update: Take It Easy
The Mountain Weather Forecast headline this morning was all about “Pineapple Express Light” heading for the south coast. Is a warm, wet, and windy storm good news or bad news? The mountains are beautiful. Maybe because we can’t always go amongst them on our terms. In the Sea-to-sky region it looks like stormy weather will …
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High Pressure + Low Hazard = Skiing!
Skiing Golden post the latest conditions and create a startling lifestyle equation: High Pressure + Low Hazard = Skiing!
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