Avalanche Forecasts Start November 25
Avalanche Canada's forecasts are starting soon and they’ll be launching their highly anticipated next generation forecast system!
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Category: Snow Conditions
ACMG members launch Delivering Adventure podcast
Their podcast focuses on how we can all deliver adventure like a pro – to ourselves, our friends, our family and as a profession.
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Banff opens for skiing this week!
Sunshine Village has reported 58cm in the past week and Lake Louise has received 44cms.
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Coast Mountain Powder Alert
This week alone Northern Escape is expecting 234cm (92 inches) and more is coming.
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POW Canada invites Climate Athletes
POW Canada is inviting climate athletes to participate in their #GameOn2030 program. It's the World's first program that turns climate action into an official sport!
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Avalanche Canada launching new Forecasting System
Forecasters will determine the regional boundaries every day. There will no longer be fixed forecast regions or region names.
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MEC Grant Provides AST Courses for BIPOC Organizations
Avalanche Canada recently announced the return of the MEC Avalanche Safety Grant. This grant is aimed at non-profit organizations that serve racialized communities, and will allow more Canadians to safely learn about and access the winter backcountry. Thanks to the generous support of MEC, this grant will fund up to four AST 1 courses this …
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La Niña looks to continue into this winter
A mid-August forecast released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) called for La Niña to continue across the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean through at least the early winter months. The CPC wrote in its Aug. 11 discussion that there are better-than-even odds of La Niña continuing through this upcoming winter, which would be the third …
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Avalanche Transceiver Interference and Search Suggestions
This recent study published by the Alpine Club of Canada and the Canadian Avalanche Association provides helpful suggestions
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Strong La Niña Forecasted
The great news is that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are forecasting a very strong La Nińa for this winter.
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Avalanche Canada: significant avalanche activity during long weekend
Many parts of western Canada will see significant avalanche activity during the May long weekend this year as we transition rapidly from a cool, late spring to a period of rapidly rising temperatures and clear sunny weather. Read about five skiers caught in an avalanche on May 20th. There’s still plenty of snow in the …
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Five skiers caught in Whistler backcountry avalanche
A group of five ski tourers who were heading out to complete Whistler's Spearhead Traverse accidentally triggered a size 2 slab avalanche while ascending the west face of Mount Pattison around 19:00 Thursday evening.
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