A 42-year-old man from Golden, British Columbia, was killed in an avalanche on Monday while split-boarding Kapristo Mountain southeast of the town. The incident marks Canada’s first avalanche-related fatality of the season. Kapristo Mountain is located about 18 kilometres southeast of Golden and is the highest peak in the Beaverfoot Range. Ryan Kikauka, a husband …
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Over the past weekend, numerous reports of avalanches surfaced, tragically including a Kananaskis backcountry skier and several near misses.
Read more Avalanche claimed a Kananaskis Backcountry Skier
Unfortunate news has been released that Const. Mathieu Nolet passed away in hospital from his injuries sustained in the avalanche.
Read more Nelson Avalanche Claims Second Victim
Reflections of a Mountain Guide Survivor, twenty years later and a similar snowpack
Read more Surviving My Survival of La Traviata
a large avalanche on the north face of Cassiope Pea
Read more RCMP Reporting Several Avalanche Incidents near Pemberton
The deceased young man from Canmore has been identified as Spencer Postman, 26
Read more Backcountry Skier dies in Avalanche near Lake Louise
We hope that by sharing this that someone can learn something that may save them from enduring the horror that we, as well as our families and friends, the search and rescue crew, the first responders and the medical staff have endured.
Read more Banff avalanche accident report from Adam Campbell
A backcountry skier died and a second suffered minor injuries this Wednesday in an avalanche in the Chic-Chocs mountain range in the Gaspésie region of Quebec.
Read more Chic-Chocs Avalanche death
Since the March death of local ski guide Lisa Korthals, the question has emerged as to whether guides should be required to carry avalanche airbags.
Read more Should ski guides be required to wear avalanche airbags?
Lisa Korthals, a 49-year-old Whistler Blackcomb heli-skiing guide, has died after an avalanche on Wednesday.
Read more Whistler Heli Guide Dies
The man was skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) in the Goldsteam area of the North Columbia mountains, North of Revelstoke.
Read more Heli-skiing Avalanche death
A very tragic and unfortunate avalanche accident took the life of a backcountry skier this past weekend.
Read more Avalanche takes skiers life
