An avalanche at near Mount McCrea, just south of Revelstoke, has claimed the lives of two guests, and a ski guide who was also caught in the slide remains in critical condition.
Read more CMH Heli Skiing Avalanche Tragedy
In Glacier National Park, crevasses remain open, or only thinly bridged, in many areas where they are not typically a major concern by this time of year.
Read more Low snow – High Crevasse consequences
We're almost through January and we're asking, where is the powder?
Read more Where is the Powder?
Unfortunate news has been released that Const. Mathieu Nolet passed away in hospital from his injuries sustained in the avalanche.
Read more Nelson Avalanche Claims Second Victim
Reflections of a Mountain Guide Survivor, twenty years later and a similar snowpack
Read more Surviving My Survival of La Traviata
Avalanches that occur during periods of cooling are important because they can surprise people.
Read more Cooling Off: The Relationship Between Cooling and Avalanches
Avalanche Canada is reporting that the snowpack is spooky for much of Western Canada.
Read more Avalanche Canada: The Persisting Problem
One day while skiing with Greg Hill he said “expect the unexpected”. Wise words Greg.
Read more Dougie Climb a Tree!
Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning (SPAW) in effect for December 28 until the end of Monday, January 2. The SPAW region includes most of BC’s Columbia Mountains, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks, as well as the Northern Rockies. It now also includes Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks. The …
Read more Special Public Avalanche Warning
They are slow and keep you on the surface, when they break down you simply ski away, they never leave you hanging!
Read more Long live the T-bar!
Operation PALACI is Canadian Armed Forces support for the Parks Canada program to control avalanches in Rogers Pass
Read more Rogers Pass Operation PALACI
It lurks deep within the snowpack all winter, barely changing but well hidden, waking up then going back to sleep.
Read more The deep persistent slab is the Apex Predator of Avalanches
