Banff opens for skiing this week!
Sunshine Village has reported 58cm in the past week and Lake Louise has received 44cms.
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Tatum Monod releases trailer for “All Access”
Tatum Monod has shared the trailer for "All Access" where her and all female crew found themselves on the trip of a lifetime to Alaska!
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MEC Grant Provides AST Courses for BIPOC Organizations
Avalanche Canada recently announced the return of the MEC Avalanche Safety Grant. This grant is aimed at non-profit organizations that serve racialized communities, and will allow more Canadians to safely learn about and access the winter backcountry. Thanks to the generous support of MEC, this grant will fund up to four AST 1 courses this …
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Feel Real – BLANK Collective Films
For their eighth feature-length, action and personality-packed ski movie, Blank Collective Films opts to not only adhere to that ideal, but to celebrate the moment itself.
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Avalanche Canada Training Courses Online
Avalanche Canada's training courses are online and now is the best time for you to sign up.
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La Niña looks to continue into this winter
A mid-August forecast released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) called for La Niña to continue across the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean through at least the early winter months. The CPC wrote in its Aug. 11 discussion that there are better-than-even odds of La Niña continuing through this upcoming winter, which would be the third …
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MSP’s New Ski Movie: Anywhere from Here
As in previous years the film features a large number of BC locations and athletes.
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The Zincton Farm corrected
David Harley is the proponent for the proposed Zincton Resort and he responded to the above Zincton Farm postcard creation.
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Strong La Niña Forecasted
The great news is that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are forecasting a very strong La Nińa for this winter.
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Guided Wapta Traverse Trips in 2023
Kootenay Backcountry Guides have announced their dates for the Wapta Traverse for 2023. The Wapta Traverse is a ski traverse that travels along the continental divide, otherwise known as the B.C. Alberta border. Several huts along the traverse and variations of the traverse are possible. The trip starts along the Icefields Parkway and ends at …
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Breathing Assistance in Deadly Avalanches
Safeback is the name of a newly developed breathing system. This Norwegian invention can extend the life of a person buried in an avalanche.
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Avalanche Canada: significant avalanche activity during long weekend
Many parts of western Canada will see significant avalanche activity during the May long weekend this year as we transition rapidly from a cool, late spring to a period of rapidly rising temperatures and clear sunny weather. Read about five skiers caught in an avalanche on May 20th. There’s still plenty of snow in the …
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