POW Canada's Townhall Tour recognizes that from deep winters to long summer days, outdoor recreation drives the heartbeat of our mountain communities.
Read more POW Canada’s Townhall Tour: Protecting Our Outdoor Future
As the Christmas holidays approach, it’s no surprise that the mountains are blanketed with great snow—perfect for chasing powder and curing your FOMO
Read more Finding Christmas Pow: A Holiday Season Full of Snow
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 …
Read more Pandemic Heli Ski Shutdown Doubled Range of Caribou
Columbia Valley RCMP now confirm that three skiers were killed and four were injured.
Read more Heli Skiing Avalanche kills three
Avalanche Canada is reporting that the snowpack is spooky for much of Western Canada.
Read more Avalanche Canada: The Persisting Problem
An update on the lasting impact of the atmospheric rivers
Read more Avalanche Canada: Don’t always trust a robust crust
Watch Christina Lustenberger and Ian McIntosh's first descent of Mount Nelson!
Read more First Descent of Mount Nelson Footage
The backcountry is a changed landscape in the aftermath of the series of atmospheric rivers.
Read more Avalanche Canada: The River Has Run Dry
The controversial Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality is one step closer to meeting its end.
Read more Dissolving Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort: A town with no people
It’s been a childhood dream to ski Mount Nelson. Yesterday with local boy and teammate Ian McIntosh we got to live that dream.
Read more Mount Nelson First Descent
Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users in the North Rockies, South Rockies, the Lizard & Flathead, and Waterton Lakes National Park.
Read more Special Public Avalanche Warning
After a court decision, Jumbo Glacier Resort no longer has a valid environmental certificate and the resort cannot be built until re-assessed.
Read more Jumbo Valley to stay wild
