The story of man vs. mountain is one that has captured our imaginations for centuries. But what if MSP flipped the script? What if, instead of focusing on the human element, MSP took a closer look at the mountains themselves? That’s the premise of The Land of Giants, a new ski film that explores the …
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The La Niña that was present in Western Canada during the past three winters is over, say hello to El Niño. El Niño can have varying effects on powder skiing conditions in Western Canada, depending on the severity and characteristics of the El Niño event, as well as other regional climate influences. El Niño is …
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A Victoria man, who goes by Mactac on social media channels and asked to remain anonymous, was out filming on May 2nd when the avalanche came down Mount Nahmint in the Alberni Valley.
Read more Mount Nahmint Avalanche captured by Drone
Kye Petersen, Flo Golier, Callum Pettit and Matty Richard are excited to share these adventures into undiscovered zones and 'Sacred Grounds'
Read more The Sacred Grounds – Part Four: Descension
This tree well rescue of a boarder by a skier in the Mt. Baker slack country is text book spectacular.
Read more Tree Well Rescue at Mt. Baker
A series of powder dumps will continue to blanket higher elevations over the coming weekend with significant accumulation across most major mountain regions.
Read more Late Season Powder is Coming
The two skiers accessed the east-facing slope of Potato Peak on snowmobiles and were skiing when they were fully buried by the avalanche.
Read more Chilcotin Avalanche Deaths
Andy Burgess production "The Daily Life of Ski Patrollers" really tells their story.
Read more International Ski Patrol Day
We giddily reminisce about the joy and experience of today’s surreal skiing – and can’t believe we get to do it all again the next day!
Read more Powder turns in the Last Frontier of Canada
We're almost through January and we're asking, where is the powder?
Read more Where is the Powder?
Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning (SPAW) in effect for December 28 until the end of Monday, January 2. The SPAW region includes most of BC’s Columbia Mountains, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks, as well as the Northern Rockies. It now also includes Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks. The …
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I can still hear Shauna’s giggles today in my mind’s ear as she and I made our way down the slopes of the Johnston Canyon trail.
Read more First Ski At Christmas
