Lurking Avalanche Dangers
There is powder up there. Way up there. But this is a stressed snowpack. Lurking Avalanche Dangers
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Tag: powder skiing
Full Quiver for 2015
By Jon Turk I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping Still my guitar gently weeps ……… I look at the world and I notice it’s turning While my guitar gently weeps In the 1968 Beetles “White Album,” these words are followed by one of the most riveting guitar riffs of all …
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Powder Skiing Video Awards Winner
Perhaps over-billed as being the "Most insane ski line EVER" Cody Townsend did take home awards for Best Male Performance, Best Line, and Full Throttle
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Effects of electronics on your avalanche transceiver
That electronics can interfere with avalanche transceivers was already known by the more experienced riders. But not every freerider knows that it is not wise to carry for example your cell phone, walkie talkie or GoPro close to your avalanche transceiver. On the ISSW (International Snow Science Workshop) 2014 researchers Ilari Dammert and Erwin Meister …
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Tuck in your tail in the Backcountry
This troubled snowpack is not isolated to Golden, be safe and assume it applies to you area.
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Developing Avalanche Scenario
A major responsibility of a public avalanche forecaster is to look at the weather forecast and assess how it will impact the snowpack and avalanche activity. Another part of the job is to look at forecast weather and assess how it might tie in with human behaviour. I’ve got some thoughts on this weekend’s avalanche …
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The Glacier, the Canoe and the sure thing
I’ve got at stock tip for you: Move to Valemount.
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Betting on Snow Predictions
Pretend someone is willing to bet you $50 that El Niño will not occur
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Valemount ski resort proceeding
The proposed Valemount ski resort took a major step forward with the closing of investment towards 30,000 acres of resort land and 7000 vertical feet of skiing, according to people close to the project. Hunter Milborne, nationally recognized as the “Dean of Condos” by Canadian Business Magazine, and Robert Powadiuk, a Toronto-based commercial real estate …
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Early Season Avalanches
The following photos were taken on Tuesday, November 11 on Eagle Pass Mountain in the Monashees near Revelstoke.
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Early Season Avalanches
Jumbo's Mayor Greg Deck would like to see many more lobster skiing Jumbo along with European and Asian consumers
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Chatter Creek gets new snocats
Chatter Creek is delighted to announce that “silver is the new yellow” this winter! Chatter Creek has three brand new snowcats. The new cats are Prinoth BR 350 and they come with new improved passenger cabs. The shiny snowcats have just arrived and are getting prepped with all the needed accessories for catskiing before going …
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