Avalanche guru Bruce Jamieson created this animation for avalanche educators at the Colorado Snow Avalanche Workshop who requested an animation of human triggering.
Read more Skier triggered Avalanche Animation
Forecasters will determine the regional boundaries every day. There will no longer be fixed forecast regions or region names.
Read more Avalanche Canada launching new Forecasting System
Avalanche Canada recently announced the return of the MEC Avalanche Safety Grant. This grant is aimed at non-profit organizations that serve racialized communities, and will allow more Canadians to safely learn about and access the winter backcountry. Thanks to the generous support of MEC, this grant will fund up to four AST 1 courses this …
Read more MEC Grant Provides AST Courses for BIPOC Organizations
The Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival has announced that Grant Statham is the 2022 recipient of the Summit of Excellence Award.
Read more Grant Statham to receive the 2022 Summit of Excellence Award
Avalanche Canada's training courses are online and now is the best time for you to sign up.
Read more Avalanche Canada Training Courses Online
This recent study published by the Alpine Club of Canada and the Canadian Avalanche Association provides helpful suggestions
Read more Avalanche Transceiver Interference and Search Suggestions
Safeback is the name of a newly developed breathing system. This Norwegian invention can extend the life of a person buried in an avalanche.
Read more Breathing Assistance in Deadly Avalanches
Avalanche Canada stated that that alpine travel is not recommended due to potentially unstable snowpack.
Read more Summer avalanches?
This issue impacts certain Tracker4 beacons with serial numbers that start with 21H05 or 21H06 sold after June 1, 2021.
Read more BCA Tracker4 Safety Recall Notice
Many parts of western Canada will see significant avalanche activity during the May long weekend this year as we transition rapidly from a cool, late spring to a period of rapidly rising temperatures and clear sunny weather. Read about five skiers caught in an avalanche on May 20th. There’s still plenty of snow in the …
Read more Avalanche Canada: significant avalanche activity during long weekend
A group of five ski tourers who were heading out to complete Whistler's Spearhead Traverse accidentally triggered a size 2 slab avalanche while ascending the west face of Mount Pattison around 19:00 Thursday evening.
Read more Five skiers caught in Whistler backcountry avalanche
As we transition into spring, Avalanche Canada’s danger ratings have been replaced with this “spring conditions” icon: This icon means avalanche danger may be variable and can easily range from Low to High throughout the day. In general, reduce your exposure to avalanche terrain during periods of solar radiation, daytime warming, or rain. Even though …
Read more Avalanche Canada’s Spring Conditions Guide
