Early Winter in British Columbia
Above treeline you may encounter avalanche conditions. Avalanche forecasts from Avalanche Canada will commence on November 21st. Be safe and have fun!
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Above treeline you may encounter avalanche conditions. Avalanche forecasts from Avalanche Canada will commence on November 21st. Be safe and have fun!
Read more Early Winter in British Columbia
Generally Western Canada bodes well for snow with La Nada weather!
Read more La Nada Winter?
It’s certainly not impossible that La Niña could still develop; forecasters are putting the chances for La Niña somewhere around 40% through the early winter.
Read more La Niña Watch
This is the year to buy new powder skis because the Old Farmers’ Almanac is forecasting big snow and a cold winter.
Read more Farmers’ Almanac forecasting big snow
The endless cycle of changing weather patterns continues to decide a powder skiers fate. The great news for powder skiers is that we can mourn a powerful El Nino and welcome a rapidly developing La Nina! A key index of the tropical Pacific used to determine whether we are in El Nino or La Nina …
Read more La Nina Next Winter
You see an avalanche, you ski over to the crown and pull out your iPhone. You snap a photo, measure the slope angle and aspect, then record a crown profile, all on your phone. As you ski down the path, you use your phone as GPS to map the slide. When you get to the …
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April did not deliver the snow cycles that powder skiers have enjoyed in previous years.
Read more BC Snowpack Hits Record Low
"Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose: In the Avalanche Patch by Bruce Kay" Book Review
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This icon conveys the variable nature of avalanche danger at this time of year.
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Given that many slopes have yet to see a full-blown warm up we are predicting a widespread and varied array of avalanche problems this week including cornice failures, surface-layer avalanches, and failure on deeper persistent weak layers
Read more Avalanche Canada Special Warning
What impresses me with this story is local ownership. The skiers and boarders own Castle Mountain, could it be any better!
Read more Powder Alert for Castle Mountain
Avalanche Canada warns backcountry users to be careful this weekend.
Read more Avalanche Canada Backcountry Warning