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2016-11-24
Join Whitewater Ski Resorts Avalanche Forecaster Wren McElroy for the first Avalanche Conditions Report for the 2016-17 season. Above 1700m...
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2016-11-24
2016-11-22
Avalanche Canada is excited to present a new multi-media, interactive site that takes the viewer through the experience of an incredible...
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2016-11-26
2016-07-22
We all have our backcountry packing systems that work best for our own adventures. There are some items I never leave the house without, for...
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2016-07-22
2016-05-07
The arrival of summer, along with all sorts of outdoors activities ushers in the arrival of ticks. Read below to see what to do in the event that...
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2016-05-07
2016-04-08
Ski resorts are starting to close their lifts and operations this month, but this will not keep the die-hard recreationalists from continuing to...
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2016-04-08
2016-04-01
Avalanche Canada is extending the warning to recreational backcountry users that was first issued on March 29. This warning is now in effect...
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2016-04-01
2016-03-31
After unintentionally ducking out of bounds at Mt. Seymor Ski Area, 26 year old Gursh Singh, a Seattle resident, found himself in trouble. Despite...
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2016-03-31
2016-03-29
Special Public Avalanche WarningSignificant warm weather will destabilize snowpack across Western Canada March 29, 2016, Revelstoke, BC: As...
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2016-03-29
2016-03-27
Avalanche Dogs are a huge asset to any Search and Rescue or Ski Patrol team and here in Nelson we are lucky to have Lindsay and her dog Exie at...
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2016-03-27
2016-03-26
Check out some exciting footage of recent cornice control with Whitewater Ski Resort's Snow Safety Supervisor, Wren McElroy. Learn about the...
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2016-03-26
2016-03-24
Special Public Avalanche Warning for Easter Long Weekend Parks Canada, Kananaskis Country and Avalanche Canada coordinating efforts to issue...
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2016-03-24
2016-03-05
In this weeks avalanche conditions report Whitewater Ski Resorts Snow Safety Supervisor Wren McElroy gets swallowed up by three metres of snow....
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2016-03-05
2016-02-26
This weeks Avalanche Conditions report highlights some recent skier triggered avalanches.  Join Whitewater Ski Resort's Snow Safety...
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2016-02-26
2016-02-19
Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users from Friday February 19 to Monday February...
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2016-02-19
2016-01-22
Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users from Friday January 22 to Monday January...
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2016-01-22
2016-01-16
It has been an incredible week in the Southern Interior, with old school powder days. Join Whitewater's Snow Safety Supervisor Wren McElroy to...
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2016-01-16
2016-01-02
A strong temperature inversion is in place bringing above freezing temperatures to the alpine. The intense solar radiation is affecting the south...
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2016-01-02
2016-01-01
Tree Well and Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) A tree well/ snow immersion suffocation accident can happen when a skier or snowboarder falls...
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2016-01-01
2015-12-25
It looks like everyone's holiday wishes have come true with some of the best pre-Christmas backcountry skiing we've had in...
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2015-12-25
2015-12-22
Whiteout conditions can happen anytime of year but when travelling on snow they can be particularly dangerous. Give the following article from...
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2015-12-22
2015-12-21
Salomon and Atomic (both part of Amer Sports) have released a new on-line learning environment called "Mountain Academy". While this does not aim...
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2015-12-21
2015-12-19
We’ve just released the latest Whitewater Avalanche Conditions Report so give it a watch and get up to speed on what’s going on in the...
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2015-12-19
2015-12-14
An interesting article about avalanche risk, seems like a good time for a review? In "Transforming Your Dragons" Dr. Jose Stevens lays out seven...
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2015-12-14
2015-11-29
The Extended Column Test is a pretty simple and easy test to perform in the field to get a good idea of what the snow pack is doing and also to...
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2015-11-18
Winter 2015-16 is here and so are the Avalanche Conditions Reports.  In this weeks video Whitewater Ski Resorts Snow Safety Supervisor Wren...
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2015-11-18