Avalanche Canada Forecasting Season Ends
Avalanche Canada will be ending it's forecasts for the season with the final forecast being issued on Thursday, April 25.
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Avalanche claimed a Kananaskis Backcountry Skier
Over the past weekend, numerous reports of avalanches surfaced, tragically including a Kananaskis backcountry skier and several near misses.
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March has brought massive quantities of Powder
The first week of March has brought massive quantities of powder for ski destinations across Western North America.
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Special Public Avalanche Warning – Extended
Avalanche Canada has extended their special public avalanche warning for most of BC’s and Alberta’s forecast regions until the end of Monday, March 7th.
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BC Mountain Passes Expecting Large Snowfall
This is great news however, with a persistent weak layer in most of BC, Avalanche Canada is advising skiers to use extreme caution.
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Top Five Reasons for NOT posting to the Mountain Information Network
The Mountain Information Network is one of Avalanche Canada's most powerful tools for creating accurate forecasts and planning backcountry trips.
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Avalanche Canada reports a complicated snowpack…
Avalanche Canada reports a complicated snowpack in some areas depending on where you are adventuring in the backcountry
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Avalanche Canada: Deep Persistent Slab Not Going Away
This year’s avalanche season is plagued by a deeply buried weak layer across much of western Canada, making it one of the most difficult snowpacks to safely manage in decades.
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Avalanche Canada: The Persisting Problem
Avalanche Canada is reporting that the snowpack is spooky for much of Western Canada.
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Special Public Avalanche Warning
Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning (SPAW) in effect for December 28 until the end of Monday, January 2. The SPAW region includes most of BC’s Columbia Mountains, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks, as well as the Northern Rockies. It now also includes Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks. The …
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The deep persistent slab is the Apex Predator of Avalanches
It lurks deep within the snowpack all winter, barely changing but well hidden, waking up then going back to sleep.
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Avalanche Canada: Managing a Persistent Slab
Avalanche Canada has advised that a reactive slab has formed throughout the interior creating dangerous avalanche conditions.
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