Situated in the Columbia Mountains, Glacier National Park’s 1349 km2 of peaks, glaciers and forest straddle the crest of the Selkirk Range, an area of legendary snowfall. Visitors to the park will find ski touring terrain including glades, alpine bowls and icefields where descents of more than 1500 metres are possible. All ski destinations in …
Read more Ski Touring in Rogers Pass and The Winter Permit System
That electronics can interfere with avalanche transceivers was already known by the more experienced riders. But not every freerider knows that it is not wise to carry for example your cell phone, walkie talkie or GoPro close to your avalanche transceiver. On the ISSW (International Snow Science Workshop) 2014 researchers Ilari Dammert and Erwin Meister …
Read more Effects of electronics on your avalanche transceiver
We are looking to develop a product for backcountry users that will solve a need in avalanche safety.
Read more Avalanche Safety Equipment Survey
This troubled snowpack is not isolated to Golden, be safe and assume it applies to you area.
Read more Tuck in your tail in the Backcountry
A major responsibility of a public avalanche forecaster is to look at the weather forecast and assess how it will impact the snowpack and avalanche activity. Another part of the job is to look at forecast weather and assess how it might tie in with human behaviour. I’ve got some thoughts on this weekend’s avalanche …
Read more Developing Avalanche Scenario
Charlie Locke returned to Alberta from the ‘Oscars’ of the ski industry – The World Ski Awards – with two prestigious trophies. Lake Louise won Canada’s Best Ski Resort, and Locke was bestowed the tribute of Outstanding Contribution to Ski Tourism for the Americas. “This is the high point of my career,” says Locke, “I …
Read more Charlie Locke bestowed Outstanding Contribution
I’ve got at stock tip for you: Move to Valemount.
Read more The Glacier, the Canoe and the sure thing
Pretend someone is willing to bet you $50 that El Niño will not occur
Read more Betting on Snow Predictions
The proposed Valemount ski resort took a major step forward with the closing of investment towards 30,000 acres of resort land and 7000 vertical feet of skiing, according to people close to the project. Hunter Milborne, nationally recognized as the “Dean of Condos” by Canadian Business Magazine, and Robert Powadiuk, a Toronto-based commercial real estate …
Read more Valemount ski resort proceeding
The following photos were taken on Tuesday, November 11 on Eagle Pass Mountain in the Monashees near Revelstoke.
Read more Early Season Avalanches
Jumbo's Mayor Greg Deck would like to see many more lobster skiing Jumbo along with European and Asian consumers
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Chatter Creek is delighted to announce that “silver is the new yellow” this winter! Chatter Creek has three brand new snowcats. The new cats are Prinoth BR 350 and they come with new improved passenger cabs. The shiny snowcats have just arrived and are getting prepped with all the needed accessories for catskiing before going …
Read more Chatter Creek gets new snocats
