The Pass
This is a beautifully captured film that highlights the amazing work these folks do everyday.
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Category: Golden, BC
Pandemic Heli Ski Shutdown Doubled Range of Caribou
Studies by University of British Columbia Okanogan Campus (UBCO) have shown that the Pandemic Heli Ski Shutdown doubled the range of caribou. During the 2020 “anthropause,” when COVID-19 travel restrictions nearly grounded heli-skiing, both movement and mean home-range of the caribou groups increased dramatically compared to years when normal heli ski operations dominated. The anthropause …
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Rogers Pass Winter Permit System
With winter nearly upon us, Parks Canada is about to launch their Rogers Pass Winter Permit System.
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2024 Freeride World Tour Calendar
The countdown to the 17th edition of the Freeride World Tour is underway
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Glacier National Park Winter Permit System areas CLOSED
Parks Mountain Safety announced today that all Glacier National Park Winter Permit System areas will be CLOSED. Attention Glacier National Park backcountry users: All Winter Permit System areas will be CLOSED until further notice due to high avalanche danger and potential avalanche control work. The Rogers Pass Backcountry Access app will not be available due …
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Two Avalanche Deaths outside Kicking Horse boundary
Avalanche Canada reported that they are deeply saddened to learn that two people were killed in an avalanche accident.
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FWT23 heading to Kicking Horse
Best wishes to Canadian athletes Katie Anderson and Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Kick ass at the Horse!
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Avalanche Canada: The Persisting Problem
Avalanche Canada is reporting that the snowpack is spooky for much of Western Canada.
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Rogers Pass Operation PALACI
Operation PALACI is Canadian Armed Forces support for the Parks Canada program to control avalanches in Rogers Pass
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Know the Winter Permit Area boundaries – UPDATED
With new snow covering the tracks, a decision has been made to reopen Macdonald West Winter Prohibited Area.
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Rogers Pass Winter Permit System
The Winter Permit System for the 2022-2023 season started on November 16.
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Guided Wapta Traverse Trips in 2023
Kootenay Backcountry Guides have announced their dates for the Wapta Traverse for 2023. The Wapta Traverse is a ski traverse that travels along the continental divide, otherwise known as the B.C. Alberta border. Several huts along the traverse and variations of the traverse are possible. The trip starts along the Icefields Parkway and ends at …
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