An honest account by Andrew Sheppard of a recent avalanche incident in the Revelstoke backcountry. Andrew posted in the Revelstoke Ski Tourers page for everyone to learn from his experience. Here is Andrews account: “Hello fellow snow enthusiasts. I thought I would take the time to share my terrifying near-death experience of being swept down …
Read more An honest account of a Revelstoke Avalanche
It's a new year we're reporting on snowfall and snowpack, providing you with the top 10 powder resorts at the start of 2021!
Read more Top 10 Powder Resorts
Avalanche Canada issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational users of backcountry and front country avalanche terrain, in effect immediately until Sunday, Dec. 27.
Read more Special Public Avalanche Warning
Conditions leading up to and through the weekend of December 19, 20 look stormy. But timing is everything. Read on to learn more about how storms will affect the avalanche hazard in your area this weekend.
Read more Avalanche Canada – Storm Warning
The mountain with genuine stoke and Canada's Best Ski Resort is opening this Friday, November 27th.
Read more Canadian’s Best Ski Resort opens Friday!
To those getting out right now, we salute you. We say it every year at this time, but remember, if it’s deep enough to ride, it’s deep enough to slide.
Read more Avalanche Canada Conditions Update
This is Lake Louise's earliest opening day ever for spinning lifts and welcoming back skiers for the start of the 2020/2021 season.
Read more Opening Day at Lake Louise
If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything.
Read more Shinrin-Yoku starring Sam Kuch & Baker Boyd
The Kananaskis Country Public Safety Section of Alberta Parks reported an early season fatality on Robertson Glacier today on Facebook.
Read more Updated: Fatality on Robertson Glacier
The Thanksgiving snowfall across Western Canada echoed the latest La Niña advisory with substantial accumulation in BC's mountain passes and Kicking Horse Mountain received close to a metre.
Read more La Niña arrives for Thanksgiving!
The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac has an unusual forecast this year, calling it “The Winter of the Great Divide: Wet, white, and wild in the West, everything crazy in the East.”
Read more Winter 2020-21 Extended Forecast: A Winter Divided
The results of this research will offer important insight for making avalanche forecasts more effective and resonate better with all types of backcountry users.
Read more Avalanche Forecast User Study Underway
