Avalanche Canada – Early season storms
The more new snow your local area received, the greater the consequences of a storm slab or loose snow avalanche in the coming days.
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Avalanche Canada Conditions Update
To those getting out right now, we salute you. We say it every year at this time, but remember, if it’s deep enough to ride, it’s deep enough to slide.
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Avalanche Canada Pieps Critical Update
Earlier today Avalanche Canada issued a statement regarding the potential failure of the Pieps DSP Pro and Pieps DSP Sport transceivers.
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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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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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Land of Thundering Snow
The Virtual Museum of Canada is probing the history of snow avalanches and their impact on people and nature in Canada. Through historic records, photographs, recordings and artifacts, they are exploring stories of both technical success and tearful sorrow.
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Slackcountry: how do you prepare?
Ever question where those people with backpacks are headed when they duck under the rope at the resort? Beyond the resorts boundaries there's a popular zone called "slackcountry".
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Avalanche Canada: House of Cards
This problem has reared its ugly head in much of western Canada, with avalanches occurring in most of our forecasting regions
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Companion Rescue Skills Save Lives
Companion rescue is a crucial skill that all winter backcountry recreationists need. You never want to use it, but you should have it totally dialled.
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AVALANCHE CANADA Special Public Avalanche Warning
Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational users of backcountry and front-country avalanche terrain, in effect immediately.
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