The Rogers Pass Map is getting a third edition, and Revelstoke backcountry skier and cartographer Douglas Sproul is turning to the ski community once again to help make it happen. His new GeoBackcountry Rogers Pass Map is complete, with design, editing and proofing finished. Now the Kickstarter campaign is live to fund its production. For …
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A backcountry skier has died on the north face of Swiss Peak in Rogers Pass, in an incident that underscores how quickly even small avalanches can become fatal in steep, consequential terrain. According to an Avalanche Canada accident report, the skier was descending the upper section of the North Swiss route when a sluff released …
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This is a beautifully captured film that highlights the amazing work these folks do everyday.
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One day while skiing with Greg Hill he said “expect the unexpected”. Wise words Greg.
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Operation PALACI is Canadian Armed Forces support for the Parks Canada program to control avalanches in Rogers Pass
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Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks have reported new height of snow records set in Rogers Pass every day from Nov. 26 – 30, 2021. Parks wrote, “Know what that means? Safety, not skiing, is the top priority! Highway and avalanche control teams are working 24-7 to keep the national transportation corridor open and safe …
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Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park is a popular backcountry ski touring destination with an average of 10 m of snowfall a year. It is also home to the world’s largest mobile avalanche control program. This means that explosive artillery fire is regularly used on mountain slopes to protect highway and railway traffic from natural …
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Rogers Pass is getting new breed of guidebook, built by a skier for skiers. Douglas Sproul, the publisher, is calling the third edition a new breed of guidebook.
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Douglas Sproul has been busy again, this time he's publishing a new Rogers Pass Map.
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Steep mountains, narrow valleys, and temperate rainforest with heavy snowfall, making it prime for ski and board touring and severe avalanche terrain.
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This is the second edition of the highly acclaimed Rogers Pass guidebook and is the first printed edition of the guide.
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