Whistler Blackcomb (W-B) has announced changes in how backcountry avalanche forecasts will be reported for the 2016/17 season.
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Above treeline you may encounter avalanche conditions. Avalanche forecasts from Avalanche Canada will commence on November 21st. Be safe and have fun!
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Whistler based ski and snow guru Wayne Flann gives his perspective on the coming season...
Read more Wayne Flann on the Season
Wayne Flann, experienced Whistler Blackcomb ski patroler and paramedic, chose a great year to start a new avalanche blog service for Whistler.
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Generally Western Canada bodes well for snow with La Nada weather!
Read more La Nada Winter?
Get on it, be a traveling powder seeker and make life interesting!
Read more RCR Joins MAX Pass
Matchstick Productions is very excited to share this action packed athlete edit featuring Eric Hjorleifson in RUIN and ROSE.
Read more Eric Hjorleifson in RUIN and ROSE
It’s certainly not impossible that La Niña could still develop; forecasters are putting the chances for La Niña somewhere around 40% through the early winter.
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Powder Canada is YOUR powder skiing resource for ski and snowboard heli and snowcat, lift serviced and backcountry lodge destinations.
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The endless cycle of changing weather patterns continues to decide a powder skiers fate. The great news for powder skiers is that we can mourn a powerful El Nino and welcome a rapidly developing La Nina! A key index of the tropical Pacific used to determine whether we are in El Nino or La Nina …
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Watch Jasper the avalanche Wolverine rescues an avalanche victim, is this the future of avalanche rescue? Jasper is an orphaned wolverine raised by humans. Casey gets buried in a snowdrift… only to get pulled out by a tenacious wolverine.
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You see an avalanche, you ski over to the crown and pull out your iPhone. You snap a photo, measure the slope angle and aspect, then record a crown profile, all on your phone. As you ski down the path, you use your phone as GPS to map the slide. When you get to the …
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