The Other Side of the Avalanche Signs
This is a really great video about decision making outside ski resort avalanche signs
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Category: Snow Conditions
Stevens Pass Avalanche Story
Although we knew the stakes were high that day, none of us thought this could happen
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Live and Breath the snowpack
As winter fast approaches there are some spots available on many of the CAC's hut-based Avalanche Operations Level 1 courses
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Kicking Horse Patrol study meter of new snow
The mountains in Golden have been blessed over 150 cms of snow this season.
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Montana Avalanche Catches Three, Injures One
Be careful out there, powder heads — the snow is thin and hazards abound.
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CAA Backcountry Workshops
In November, the Canadian Avalanche Centre a is hosting two, full-day Backcountry Workshops.
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The winter that never was
In this video Craig Gordon of the Utah Avalanche Center calls last season "the winter that never was" and explains the riskiness of the backcountry
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Greg Hill’s Account of the Manaslu Disaster
My heart goes out to all those that passed away today.
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La Nina ended in April
An El Niño event, usually associated with significant changes in rainfall, is likely to develop this month and next in the Pacific
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Vail Dismisses Avalanche Lawsuit by Parents of 13yr old
Taft Conlin, 13, was skiing Vail Mountain on Sunday after a storm dropped 9 inches of fresh snow.
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Greg Hill, Glen Plake Survive Manaslu Avalanche
A massive avalanche struck Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest mountain, in Nepal shortly before 5 a.m. this morning, sweeping through teams of climbers and skiers camped at 7000 meters, including Greg Hill and Glen Plake, both of whom survived. Eleven people have been confirmed dead and as many as six are still missing, among them Plake’s …
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CAA Avalanche Operations Level 1 to 3
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