Two skier deaths in recent storm cycle
It has been an exceptional year with only one Canadian avalanche death this year—until last week.
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Category: Snow Conditions
Forecasters Blog – Play Safe out there
It's not the weekend to go out and recklessly charge up (or down) the biggest slope on the mountain
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For the Ski Patrollers
The death of Alpine Meadows patroller Bill Foster shook the Lake Tahoe community in a very big way.
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Avalanche Heads Up For The Long Weekend
The main reason for this blog post is to encourage and remind recreational backcountry users to pay close attention to the Bulletins through the weekend period
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The Finger of God
I found myself more and more shaken by the eerie similarities between the Tunnel Creek incident and my own ‘near-miss’ in avalanche terrain
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Wisdom from Wounds
On December 1, 2011 a group of skiers and snowboarders got caught in an avalanche in Rogers Pass in BC
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Canadian Avalanche Centre’s Online Avalanche Course
Canadian Avalanche Centre's Online Avalanche Course
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Beacon Interference
Electronic interference with avalanche transceivers has become a pertinent safety issue.
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Mount Fernie Avalanche Discussion
On Christmas Eve, there was an interesting avalanche that occurred on Mount Fernie just outside Fernie BC.
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Avalanches in the Alps
Heavy snowfall has led to a series of avalanches. 1 person has died and 16 people have been caught in 4 separate accidents.
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Western Canada has powder snow
Being in between powder snow dumps here in Fernie I had time to look around and check who else is getting face-shots.
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