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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Category: Snow Conditions
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
Become a Part of the Avalanche Risk Management Industry
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CAC Assistant Avalanche Technician Job Posting (South Rockies)
The Canadian Avalanche Center Assistant Avalanche Technician Job Posting (South Rockies)
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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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