Avalanche Canada Public Warning
A Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users is in effect immediately
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Category: Snow Conditions
Tree Well fatalities and solutions
It's snow immersion season — fatalities are happening from people falling into tree wells and sufficiating while skiing and boarding deep powder in our mountains.
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Castle Mountain In-bounds Avalanche
EMS was activated as the situation unfolded and both patients were found to be uninjured after an initial assessment
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Avalanche Canada Special Avalanche warning
The warning applies to the following regions: North Rockies, Cariboos, North & South Columbia, Glacier National Park, Purcells, South Rockies and the Lizard Range.
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A Powder Storm is coming
A powder storm is finally coming to our mountain playground! Get your boards waxed and make a plan to get out and enjoy. If you’re looking for a good snow coverage see Powder Canada’s Top 10 Powder Resorts. A frontal system approaching British Columbia is bringing moderate to heavy snow and winds to our mountains …
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Top 10 Powder Resorts Report
We’re mid way into January and once again we’re looking at snowpack and where the best powder turns lie. We’re well into an average powder season and the question is, who has the most snow today? In this season’s Top 10 Powder Resorts Report, once again it’s no surprise that the top five resorts with …
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Buried skier rescued
Shane Roy, who has been snowboarding at resorts and in the backcountry for nearly a decade, was out on one of the last runs of the day with another boarder on Sunday when they found the pair of skiers stuck in the pocket of a snow-covered creek.
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Whistler Blackcomb sets Snowfall Record
Just how epic has the snow been in Whistler this holiday season? Well, their December snowfall smashed a previous record held for 24-years.
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Avalanche Canada — Persistent Slab
By Avalanche Canada Let’s set the Christmas Holiday scene. Much of the mountainous regions in western Canada are experiencing a persistent slab problem. So it’s a persistent slab – what’s the big deal? Image: Dec 15 Mountain Information Network post from Allen Creek of a size 2.5 persistent slab avalanche. Why don’t we start out …
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Powder Forecast looking delicious!
The powder forecast is looking delicious for some tasty powder turns in the coming week!
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Respect Avalanche Closures you Poachers!
Powder is very special however in my opinion, it's never worth the price of life. Be safe and respect the safety of others.
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British Columbia’s Snow Forecast
Weather patterns across North America have been abnormally fickle in recent years, with the jet stream snaking around and stalling out unpredictably, so, put a wish in your pocket, we could conceivably end up with a banner powder year.
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