Freeski World Champions Crowned
Canadian skier and tour rookie Tom Peiffer finished 7th in the overall ranking and is qualified for the 2020 Freeski World Tour.
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SilverStar Inbounds Isothermal Avalanche
An avalanche at SilverStar Mountain Resort on on Wednesday, March 20, on one of the mountain's black diamond runs in the Putnam Creek area, sent snowboarder Nathan Fisher to hospital.
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Avalanche Canada Public Warning
A Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users is in effect immediately
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Mountain Terrain Choices
Rogers Pass is one of the most beautiful glacial environment mountainous regions in Western North America. Glacier skiing gives adventurous people the combined rewards of remarkable beauty and the elation of descending pristine slopes. Knowing your exposure is key to being safe when climbing and skiing. Parks Canada scale Avalanche terrain ratings for backcountry touring …
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A wicked week!
By Caleb Brown The snowbanks were so big on the drive up Rogers Pass that I drove right past the parking lot for the heli-pad. I checked my rearview, seeing no cars behind me I slammed on my brakes, reversed down the highway then entered the slit in the bank. The cars from the other …
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Tree Well fatalities and solutions
It's snow immersion season — fatalities are happening from people falling into tree wells and sufficiating while skiing and boarding deep powder in our mountains.
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Canadians Top 10 in Fieberbrunn FWT19
It was a mega day in the high peaks of the Austrian Tyrol as the world’s best continued their campaigns for the Freeski World Tour 2019 crown.
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Blackcomb Lakeside Fatality
The woman and male companion crossed on foot under a roped-off permanent closure area and slipped of the summit ridge.
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Powder Day Parking
Powder Day parking can be an issue, it's a 1st world problem.
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Castle Mountain In-bounds Avalanche
EMS was activated as the situation unfolded and both patients were found to be uninjured after an initial assessment
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Avalanche Transceiver use Inbounds?
Wearing a transceiver for all lift serviced avalanche terrain is a safe bet. I continue to wear my transceiver when I ski at Whistler!
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Avalanche Canada Special Avalanche warning
The warning applies to the following regions: North Rockies, Cariboos, North & South Columbia, Glacier National Park, Purcells, South Rockies and the Lizard Range.
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