Avalanche Awareness Days are on, check to see if there is an Avalanche Awareness Days event near you! Avalanche Awareness Days is a celebration of our winter heritage, an opportunity to learn more about our winter environment, and a way to build awareness of backcountry safety. It is a grassroots event, where local organizations such …
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Dave from the Whitewater Snow Safety Team has posted a Public Service Avalanche Announcement on the current avalanche conditions.
Read more Whitewater Public Service Avalanche Announcement
Our goal is to provide you with skiing and riding so we are offering the Easter Chair, Tamarack Chair, Owl T-bar and Magic Carpet supported by snowcats.
Read more Shuttling Guests with Snowcats at Kimberley
An update on the lasting impact of the atmospheric rivers
Read more Avalanche Canada: Don’t always trust a robust crust
On December 27, 2021, at 3:30 pm, Nelson SAR and Whitewater Ski Patrol responded to an SOS activated following a size 2.5 avalanche outside of the Whitewater Ski area on the south face of the East Peak of Evening Ridge. Four people and two dogs were involved in the avalanche. No one was fully buried, …
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Santa delivered the best powder snow in a decade in BC's mountains, Merry Christmas!
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An avalanche at Crystal Mountain, Washington, took a skiers life while backcountry skiing with five others. Robert Weisel, 66, died of multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Here is the official report: At approximately 10:50am on December 11, 2021, an avalanche was reported in a closed area of the …
Read more Crystal Mountain Avalanche Fatality Statement
A snowboarder was pronounced dead at SilverStar Mountain Resort on Saturday morning. The snowboarder was found alone and buried in the deep snow with only his snowboard visible. A skier spotted a snowboard sticking out of the snow in a Putnam Creek ravine and after digging discovered the victim unconscious. “Despite the attempt of rescuers, …
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The lift won't be operating anytime soon and as the sole lift access to the upper mountain, its closure will impact operations and holiday plans for many families.
Read more Kimberley Chairlift Fire Suspicious
Watch Christina Lustenberger and Ian McIntosh's first descent of Mount Nelson!
Read more First Descent of Mount Nelson Footage
A transceiver search can be quite challenging. Make your life easier by eliminating potential sources of interference.
Read more Avalanche Canada: Mitigating Avalanche Transceiver Interference
Dave from Whitewater Ski Resort presents the Avalanche Conditions Report for December 9th, 2021. These conditions persist throughout most of BC. Avalanche Canada has also stated that we’re entering a period of uncertainty and rising avalanche danger for most regions. Avalanches might propagate widely and run faster than expected on the crust. If you’re heading …
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