Updated: Fatality on Robertson Glacier
The Kananaskis Country Public Safety Section of Alberta Parks reported an early season fatality on Robertson Glacier today on Facebook.
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Avalanche Canada anticipating increased users and less funding
A snap election called by the John Horgan government has put funding for the organization in question.
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Avalanche Canada Webinar series
The weekly webinar series is launching on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. PST with presentations that will look at the various services available on their website and the Mountain Information Network.
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Rocktober
The easy way would be to go above ground, up the snow, but we felt adventurous so up the rocks we went.
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Pieps DPS Beacons Mechanisms of Failure
We also call out Black Diamond to properly address the mechanism of failure and inadequate design, and user safety hazard with their Pieps DSP avalanche beacon.
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Fewer Faces and Bigger Spaces at Northern Escape
With Covid they have embraced a similar approach with their Purely Canadian Winter Adventure strategy, catering to how Canadians like play in the snow!
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La Niña arrives for Thanksgiving!
The Thanksgiving snowfall across Western Canada echoed the latest La Niña advisory with substantial accumulation in BC's mountain passes and Kicking Horse Mountain received close to a metre.
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Powder Magazine to Shut Down
The news comes just a few days after the release of Powder‘s first issue of Volume 45. The magazine was founded in Sun Valley, Idaho, in 1972.
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FWT returns to Golden BC
The Freeride World Tour has announced it's 2021 schedule and the good news is, they're returning to Golden BC!
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Maggie Voisin – Swiftcurrent
a solo video project that highlights Maggie’s skiing in the park, in contests and in the backcountry.
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Avalanche Canada Preparing for Uncertainty
Avalanche Canada is preparing for Uncertainty as the effects of the myriad complexities from the Covid-19 pandemic puts this coming season into its own category.
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Social Media & Avalanche Safety
Social media has completely changed the landscape for sharing information about trips into the backcountry and avalanche safety.
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