Avalanche Canada gets $25M boost
Avalanche Canada has been promised $25 million in funding from the federal government, ending years of financial struggle.
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Avalanches are not cool!
There’s nothing cool about getting caught in an avalanche! If you travel beyond designated winter trails assume you are in avalanche terrain. Everyone in your party should have the training, knowledge and equipment to safely travel in avalanche terrain. This includes carrying probes, beacons and shovels. Knowing the real-time, location-specific information on the avalanche conditions …
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Avalanche Canada Reports Avalanche Incident
Avalanche Canada’s Mountain Information Network (MIN) reported an avalanche incident earlier today. Parks Canada responded to an InReach activation for three skiers who were hit by a natural avalanche in a couloir on the east ridge of Mt. Patterson. There were no burials, but all three went for a ~100m tumble sustaining various injuries, the …
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Spring Backcountry Avalanche Risks
Spring skiing has finally arrived and with it comes spring backcountry avalanche risks. The experts are advising backcountry users to get in and out of the backcountry as early as possible to reduce avalanche risks.
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Art for Avalanche Canada
The Avalanche Canada Foundation is united with its supporters by a single, simple passion — to ensure the tragedy of avalanches doesn't touch another family again.
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Avalanche Canada: Spring should be simple
We get accustomed to seeing avalanche forecasts fluctuate on a daily basis. There’s a cadence to avalanche forecasts, which often goes something like this: – It snows and blows and the avalanche danger rises. – As newly formed storm slabs start to settle and gain strength our attention switches to where wind slabs are still …
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Avalanche Canada: Warming increases Danger
Rapid warming is expected to increase avalanche danger this weekend and into next week.
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Most Snow on Earth Headed to BC
It's looking great for the Coast and the Powder Highway resorts. Ski areas like Mt Cain, Whistler and Fernie will get hammered with powder!
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Special Public Avalanche Warning
Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada are issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users, in effect immediately until the end of day Monday, January 15.
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Avalanche Canada: Baby, it’s complicated
Ever feel like the more information you get, the more confused you become? Throughout the Interior Mountains, beautiful sparkly surface hoar crystals were laid down during a long dry spell in early December. These were especially prevalent at and below treeline, but didn’t get much of a chance to persist in the alpine, where a …
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Avalanche Canada: Christmas surprises
Surprises are nice over Christmas, but not in the snowpack!
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Early Avalanche Risk
Early snow brings avalanche risk to the BC backcountry ahead of the Avalanche Canada forecast season.
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