Canadian skiers and snowboarders racked up a dozen medals during the Sochi Games, nearly half of the 25 medals won by Canadian athletes. They also took home four of Canada’s 10 gold medals. All that helped Canada rank fourth in the overall medal count, and third in the gold-medal count, just ahead of the U.S. …
Read more Canadian Skiers, Riders Shine in Sochi
There’s no substitute for knowledge when heading into the backcountry, but even then danger lurks
Read more Anatomy of an avalanche
BC’s Red Mountain is set to host its first craft beer festival, titled Beer Goggles, Mar 1-2, 2014
Read more Beer Goggles: Red Mountain’s First Ever Craft Beer Ski Fest
With two fatalities in Western Canada over the weekend and very large avalanches happening in the region, it looks like we have reached a climax or turning point in the story of our winter
Read more Beauty is only skin deep
The snow has been a long time coming, but be patient getting after it.
Read more Golden Snowpack danger update
Wade was a tremendously generous individual, willing to give his time and energy to a cause that he believed in
Read more In Memoriam: Wade Galloway
By Jon Turk Sometimes when I am watching the Olympics, I wonder if those athletes are the same species as I am. I think about trying to train enough so I can lift my wife over my head, hold her left leg out straight while she wraps her right leg around my ear, all while …
Read more Olympic Reflections
A young man illegally BASE Jumps From Whistler’s Peak 2 Peak Gondola. He has called his YouTube video, "McConkey Reborn".
Read more Illegal Base Jump from Whistler’s Peak 2 Peak
BC Snow Discussion reveals 30 to 40% of normal Snowpack…Ouch!
Read more BC Snow Discussion
The Observer Network is an upgrade to the Canadian Avalanche Centre's smartphone app, CAC Mobile, that allows you to submit and share observations from the field
Read more Canadian Avalanche Centre Upgrades Avy App
It's mid season and time to compare which lifts are serving the deepest snowpack, it has been an interesting year to say the least.
Read more 12 Deepest Lift Serviced Snowpacks
Wait a minute. There’s always something to get excited about.
Read more Snow Bike Season
