Mount Assiniboine — The Story
Historian Chic Scott tells the story of 130 years of adventure, romance, hard work and dreams at Mount Assiniboine.
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Avalanche Canada receives $10 million grant from BC Government
Avalanche Canada is extremely grateful to receive a $10 million grant from the BC government.
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Avalanche Canada Honours Dr. Bruce Jamieson
Dr. Bruce Jamieson has made invaluable contributions to public avalanche safety over his 40-year career.
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What follows the AST-2 course survey
Avalanche education and awareness has come a long ways in a couple of decades and the advancements continue. The Kootenay Backcountry Guides are looking for your feedback on how to cater to the what recreational backcountry users are looking for after taking their AST-2. This is the pretext to their survey: “The most common question …
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Alaska Avalanche Danger High throughout Spring
Even though we are in the midst of spring and the snow is mostly melted, avalanche experts warn we’re not out of the woods just yet as there is still a lot of snow in the mountains. “Things change really quick and during these springtime cycles, you can see a drastic change from stable to …
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Todd Ligare’s HALLWAYS
Teton Gravity Research and Armada Skis are proud to present “HALLWAYS”, a new powder edit from legendary skier Todd Ligare. Todd is a pro-skier from Park City Utah who is delivering four minutes of zen that are sure to have you dreaming about deeper days. Join Todd as he hucks into and digs trenches through …
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The Inaugural Natural Selection Tour Championship
A vision was realized at Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in Alaska, the culmination of the inaugural three-stop Natural Selection Tour crowning the best all-mountain male and female riders on the planet. Mikkel Bang (NOR) earned the win for the men and Robin Van Gyn (CAN) took the win for the women, both earning the overall tour …
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Avalanche Canada – Communicating spring conditions
Around this time of year avalanche forecasts switch from rating danger by elevation band to rating danger by time of day.
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Sam Kuch – Third Person
Sam Kuch visualizes every line and every air before he drops in.
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Backcountry Skier dies in Avalanche near Lake Louise
The deceased young man from Canmore has been identified as Spencer Postman, 26
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Freeride World Tour Champions Crowned
Fernie BC's Katie Anderson was second in Women's snowboard in Verbier and that earned her #2 overall on her rookie year in the FWT!
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Learn the Skills Needed to Unlock Glaciated, Steep or Technical Terrain
Based out of the Banff/Canmore/Lake Louise area, this camp puts you on the doorstep of some of the best ski mountaineering terrain in North America at a time of the year when the snowpack is typically more stable, crevasses have good coverage and the ski quality is at its best.
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