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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Category: Snow Conditions
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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Avalanche Field Team has new Sled
Gord Ohm, Avalanche Field Technican, and David Tracz, Assistant Avalanche Technician are both residents of the Elk Valley.
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Canadian Avalanche Centre Increases Forecasts
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) marks the start of a new season of avalanche forecasts
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Canadian Avalanche Centre Events
Check out an avalanche awareness event near you
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Skiers and boarders find powder
The free Salomon Powfinder mobile application has the best powder forecasts for the best resorts and is available on iPhone and on Android since September 15th.
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Official start to Season at Farnham Glacier
On September 1st as the skies cleared after a cold and wet night the mountains showed a fresh coating of snow.
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New Snow in the Mountains!
Yep, snow in the mountains already...
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Powder Skiing Decade, Cold Winters Forecast!
AccuWeather Long Range Expert Joe Bastardi believes there is a significant chance for particularly frigid winters in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 into 2014-2015. Bastardi said these winters could be similar to winters of the late 1970s. He said, “While the most consistent of the cold is to the north, severe bouts of cold deep into Texas …
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A snow crown worth sharing
This large avalanche and enormous crown was reported at Mt. Hood Meadows with last weeks big snow and warming cycle.
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Great Powder Skiing Week
Cold temperatures and seemingly endless precipitation created a great week of skiing here in Western Canada.
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Canadian Avalanche Center Issues Warning
Canadian Avalanche Center Issues Warning, conditions in some areas as the most dangerous in 30 years
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