Powder turns in the Last Frontier of Canada
We giddily reminisce about the joy and experience of today’s surreal skiing – and can’t believe we get to do it all again the next day!
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Low snow – High Crevasse consequences
In Glacier National Park, crevasses remain open, or only thinly bridged, in many areas where they are not typically a major concern by this time of year.
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Where is the Powder?
We're almost through January and we're asking, where is the powder?
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Nelson Avalanche Claims Second Victim
Unfortunate news has been released that Const. Mathieu Nolet passed away in hospital from his injuries sustained in the avalanche.
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The Grace of Learning
The La Traviata avalanche, that happened on January 20th 2003, took the lives of seven individuals: Craig Kelly, Vern Lunsford, Dave Finnerty, Dennis Yates, Kathy (Polucha) Kessler, Naomi Heffler, and Jean-luc Schwendener.
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Surviving My Survival of La Traviata
Reflections of a Mountain Guide Survivor, twenty years later and a similar snowpack
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Cooling Off: The Relationship Between Cooling and Avalanches
Avalanches that occur during periods of cooling are important because they can surprise people.
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Avalanche Canada: The Persisting Problem
Avalanche Canada is reporting that the snowpack is spooky for much of Western Canada.
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Dougie Climb a Tree!
One day while skiing with Greg Hill he said “expect the unexpected”. Wise words Greg.
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Bottomless cold smoke FLOW
We had an amazing powder season in Hokkaido, Japan with La Niña climate, bottomless cold smoke, diamond dust powder snow,
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Special Public Avalanche Warning
Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning (SPAW) in effect for December 28 until the end of Monday, January 2. The SPAW region includes most of BC’s Columbia Mountains, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks, as well as the Northern Rockies. It now also includes Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks. The …
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First Ski At Christmas
I can still hear Shauna’s giggles today in my mind’s ear as she and I made our way down the slopes of the Johnston Canyon trail.
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