An Interview with David Harley, the proponent of the new Zincton lift-assisted, slack country ski area in the Selkirk Range between New Denver and Kaslo in BC. Before we talked, David Harley sent me the basic facts about Zincton. The idea of a Tenure essentially set aside for backcountry skiing is intriguing. 80% of the …
Read more David Harley talks about Zincton
Despite an overall reduction in avalanche activity, there have been several near misses in recent days from across the province.
Read more Avalanche Canada on Managing Moderate
Special Public Avalanche Warning for the South Coast extended and expanded to include Vancouver Island. This warning is an extension from one that was issued on January 28 and will be in effect until February 4.
Read more Special Public Avalanche Warning for the South Coast Extended and Expanded
Snowpack levels across British Columbia are nearly all above average, according to the latest provincial data.
Read more BC’s Snowpack is Above Average
Parks Mountain Safety issues Warning to Poachers
Read more Parks Mountain Safety issues Warning to Poachers
A snap election called by the John Horgan government has put funding for the organization in question.
Read more Avalanche Canada anticipating increased users and less funding
The Thanksgiving snowfall across Western Canada echoed the latest La Niña advisory with substantial accumulation in BC's mountain passes and Kicking Horse Mountain received close to a metre.
Read more La Niña arrives for Thanksgiving!
The Sherpas ‘Into The Mind’ , a story of rising to the ultimate challenge, is online to watch in full at Redbull!
Read more Sherpas ‘Into The Mind’ is Online
Atlas commented, "While you’re inside... we have offered up our online AST 1 course for free. Something to hopefully help you get more out of your next time in the mountains!!"
Read more Free Avalanche Safety Tutorial
This problem has reared its ugly head in much of western Canada, with avalanches occurring in most of our forecasting regions
Read more Avalanche Canada: House of Cards
Smartphones: we all use them, all the time. And yes, even in the backcountry (Instagram!). It’d be too simplistic and even unsafe to just tell people not to bring their phones at all when they head out of bounds, because while their signal does interfere with that of an avalanche beacon within a certain range, …
Read more What to do with a Smartphone in the Backcountry
While these new products may be beneficial in most day-to-day life, the use of the wrong batteries in avalanche transceivers can be life-threatening in the backcountry.
Read more Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries Impact Transceivers
