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2026-03-19
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 8 of the 2025/2026 Avalanche Conditions Report, brought to you by Whitewater Mountain Resort, Backcountry Skiing Canada, &...
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2026-03-19
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2026-03-11
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 7 of the 2025/2026 Avalanche Conditions Report, brought to you by Whitewater Mountain Resort, Backcountry Skiing Canada, &...
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2026-03-11
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2026-03-09
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DENVER, CO — For those of us who spend our winters deep in the Selkirks or exploring the Coast Mountains, we know that volunteer Search and...
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2026-03-09
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2026-02-26
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 6 of the 2025/2026 Avalanche Conditions Report, brought to you by Whitewater Mountain Resort, Backcountry Skiing Canada, &...
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2026-02-26
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2026-02-18
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 5 of the 2025/2026 Avalanche Conditions Report, brought to you by Whitewater Mountain Resort.
Avalanche Canada Danger...
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2026-02-18
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2026-02-03
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 4 of the 2025/2026 Avalanche Conditions Report, brought to you by Whitewater Mountain Resort, Backcountry Skiing Canada, &...
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2026-02-03
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2026-01-19
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For the Canadian backcountry community, the name RECCO® has long been synonymous with the "last resort" in avalanche rescue. We know...
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2026-03-19
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2026-01-15
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 3 of the 2025/2026 Avalanche Conditions Report, brought to you by Whitewater Mountain Resort, Backcountry Skiing Canada, &...
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Deep Pow
2026-01-15
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2026-01-05
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David Cooper
Level Up Your Cold-Weather Knowledge: Why You Can’t Miss Kananaskis Winter Safety Day
As the snow begins to stack up in the Rockies, the...
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David Cooper
2026-01-05
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2025-12-23
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 2 of the 2025/2026 Avalanche Conditions Report, brought to you by Whitewater Mountain Resort, Backcountry Skiing Canada, &...
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Deep Pow
2025-12-23
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2025-12-12
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 1 of the 2025/2026 Avalanche Conditions Report, brought to you by Whitewater Mountain Resort, Backcountry Skiing Canada, &...
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Deep Pow
2025-12-12
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2025-12-09
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Kickstart Your Winter: Early Season Backcountry Skills Tune-Up at Mount Carlyle Lodge
Shake off the rust and get your head in the snow game for...
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2025-12-09
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2025-10-29
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Great news for the entire backcountry community! Getting started with avalanche safety education just got significantly more accessible. The...
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2025-10-29
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2025-03-13
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Deep Pow
Welcome to the 8th and final episode of the 2024/25 Avalanche Conditions Report with Jason from Whitewater Ski Resort.
Avalanche...
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Deep Pow
2025-03-13
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2025-03-06
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 7 of the 2024/2025 Avalanche Conditions Report with Jason from Whitewater Ski Resort.
We've gone from winter to...
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2025-03-06
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2025-02-28
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Feb 27, 2025, Revelstoke BC: Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada, Alberta Parks, and the Province of British Columbia, has issued a...
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2025-02-28
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2025-02-21
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 6 of the Avalanche Conditions Report with Jason, from Whitewater Ski Resort. Currently, Avalanche Canada is rating the hazard...
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2025-02-21
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2025-02-06
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 5 of the 2024/2025 Avalanche Conditions Report with Jason from Whitewater Ski Resort. It's February 6, 2025 and Avalanche...
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Deep Pow
2025-02-06
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2025-01-30
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 4 of the 2024/2025 Avalanche Conditions Report with Jason from Whitewater Ski Resort. Avalanche Canada is currently rating the...
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2025-01-30
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2025-01-16
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 3 of the 2024/2025 Avalanche Conditions Report with Wendy from Whitewater Ski Resort. It's January 16, 2025 and Avalanche...
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Deep Pow
2025-01-16
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2024-12-26
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Deep Pow
Welcome to Episode 2 of the 2024/2025 Avalanche Conditions Report with Wendy from Whitewater Ski Resort Snow Safety Team.
Avalanche Canada is...
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Deep Pow
2024-12-26
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2024-12-05
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Deep Pow
Welcome to the first episode of the 2024/2025 Avalanche Conditions Report with Wendy Lewis from Whitewater Ski Resort. It's December 5, and...
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2024-12-05
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2024-07-13
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bootroom
As we look to survive this heat wave this summer what better time to look at human factors in decision-making than now?
A great...
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bootroom
2024-07-13
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2024-07-06
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bootroom
Over our summer heat wave what better thing to do than get caught up on our persistent weak layers? PWLs are one of the spookiest features...
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bootroom
2024-07-06
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2024-06-27
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bootroom
As temperatures rise in summer it is not the time to think about frostbite. But for me I just came back from some high altitude climbing...
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bootroom
2024-06-27
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