CAC Assistant Avalanche Technician Job Posting (South Rockies)
The Canadian Avalanche Center Assistant Avalanche Technician Job Posting (South Rockies)
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Category: Snow Conditions
Canadian Avalanche Centre Board of Directors?
The Canadian Avalanche Centre is looking for two folks to join our Canadian Avalanche Centre Board of Directors.
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The Most Dangerous Piece of Avalanche Safety Gear
An avalanche beacon with NO SEARCH MODE!? Are you kidding me? No? You’re not kidding?
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Mount Cain Snow Reports are real!
There is no snow report more real than a Mount Cain Snow Report.
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Powder Skier Tree Well Rescue
This intense tree well rescue of a backcountry powder skier in an inverted entrapment shows great teamwork in British Columbia's South Chilcotin Mountains!
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CAC’s Online Avalanche Course!
an online avalanche course from the Canadian Avalanche Centre
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Skiers Survive avalanche in Purcells
“The Kimberley SAR team did an amazing job under very adverse conditions,” Newel said. “Their dedication and commitment to helping others is to be commended.”
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Stewart BC Avalanche control
To reduce the danger of unexpected avalanches in the pass it's sometimes necessary to initiate a controlled avalanche, sometimes with spectacular effect.
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Dismal or Epic Powder Season?
Where can you find ample snow and good skiing? Well those who consistently have great snow have it and the others are suffering.
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Bruce Jamieson’s Avalanche Research Saving Lives
Understanding why, how and when avalanches are likely to occur is critical to keeping people safe in Canada’s mountains. Communicating safety tips and risk updates to skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers is essential to saving lives.
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Backcountry Avalanche Burial and Rescue
The following backcountry avalanche burial and rescue happened in 2008 in Alaska and the story is told by Skippy.
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Whistler Avalanche Blog
Wayne Flann, ski patrol extraordinare at Whistler Blackcomb, chose a great year to start a new avalanche blog.
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