Avalanche Forecasts Start November 25
Avalanche Canada's forecasts are starting soon and they’ll be launching their highly anticipated next generation forecast system!
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Avalanche Canada launching new Forecasting System
Forecasters will determine the regional boundaries every day. There will no longer be fixed forecast regions or region names.
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MEC Grant Provides AST Courses for BIPOC Organizations
Avalanche Canada recently announced the return of the MEC Avalanche Safety Grant. This grant is aimed at non-profit organizations that serve racialized communities, and will allow more Canadians to safely learn about and access the winter backcountry. Thanks to the generous support of MEC, this grant will fund up to four AST 1 courses this …
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Grant Statham to receive the 2022 Summit of Excellence Award
The Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival has announced that Grant Statham is the 2022 recipient of the Summit of Excellence Award.
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Avalanche Canada Training Courses Online
Avalanche Canada's training courses are online and now is the best time for you to sign up.
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Avalanche Canada: significant avalanche activity during long weekend
Many parts of western Canada will see significant avalanche activity during the May long weekend this year as we transition rapidly from a cool, late spring to a period of rapidly rising temperatures and clear sunny weather. Read about five skiers caught in an avalanche on May 20th. There’s still plenty of snow in the …
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Avalanche Canada’s Spring Conditions Guide
As we transition into spring, Avalanche Canada’s danger ratings have been replaced with this “spring conditions” icon: This icon means avalanche danger may be variable and can easily range from Low to High throughout the day. In general, reduce your exposure to avalanche terrain during periods of solar radiation, daytime warming, or rain. Even though …
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Avalanche Canada: The Forecasting Season Draws to a Close
Avalanche Canada forecasts are done for the season, but you should remain wary of a major warm-up as spring progresses. Whether it’s the sound of birdsong returning to your local woods, the sight of bustling local patios, or the whirring of bike hubs steadily rising on streets and trails like a B-movie insect invasion, you’ve …
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Avalanche Canada Warns Warming May Produce Large Avalanches
Avalanche Canada has reported that this week’s warm weather has the potential to produce large avalanches across southern BC and Alberta.
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Avalanche Canada A spotty but consequential problem
The forecasters are tracking a buried weak layer that has the potential to catch riders by surprise in some of their forecasting regions.
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Whitewater Avalanche Conditions Report
Dave from Whitewater ski resort and Backcountry Skiing Canada deliver their 7th Avalanche Conditions Report of the Season.
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Special Public Avalanche Warning
This special warning applies to the following regions: Sea to Sky, South Coast Inland, Cariboos, North and South Columbias, Kootenay-Boundary, Purcells, and Jasper and Glacier National Parks.
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