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2011-04-09
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admin
A very concise and important read from the CAC - take the 6minutes and give it a go - it might just come in handy:
Canadian Avalanche Centre -...
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admin
2011-04-09
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2011-03-29
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Zorba
http://vimeo.com/21578018
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Zorba
2011-03-29
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2011-03-25
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admin
The following incident occured on March 20 in the Fernie BC backcountry and involved snowmobilers. The location was on Coal Creek Road entrance to...
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admin
2011-03-25
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2011-03-22
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skifreak
A recent article that raises some interesting points and stats when you compare the Swiss to us Canuks, time to move to Switzerland? not a...
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skifreak
2011-03-22
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2011-03-15
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admin
The CAC has published an avalanche conditions update for British Columbia. You can read it...
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admin
2011-03-15
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2011-03-03
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admin
This from the Province paper - detailing how 4 inexperienced backcountry skiers spent the night out and only one had avi gear with them, and avi...
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admin
2011-03-03
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2011-03-03
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admin
A recent update on the search for the missing skier in that avalache near Smithers:
VANCOUVER - The bodies of two experienced backcountry...
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admin
2011-03-03
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2011-02-28
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admin
This is one of those good news stories that hopefully everyone reads and thinks about how prepared they are when they head out for their next...
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crystaline
2011-03-01
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2011-02-28
Hello fellow backcountry enthusiasts
My name is Alexandria Schmitz and I am a research student at Thompson Rivers University. I am doing a...
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2011-02-28
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2011-02-23
Hello fellow backcountry enthusiasts
My name is Alexandria Schmitz and I am a research student at Thompson Rivers University. I am doing a...
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2011-02-23
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2011-02-21
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andrew
This from Saturday's Calgary Sun:
Chris Oler ended up vomiting in the snow, the adrenaline and exhaustion leaving him sick and spent.
The...
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andrew
2011-02-21
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2011-02-18
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kklassen
Avalanche Centre - Public Avalanche Warning Service
Avalanche Conditions Update
February 18, 2011
As my snowblower struggles to throw snow...
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kklassen
2011-02-18
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2011-02-10
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admin
Found this report that there has been another unfortunate fatality in the BC backcountry. Conditions appear to have not been favourable for this...
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admin
2011-02-10
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2011-02-04
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admin
Everyone knows the Acronym ATES but what does it mean?
(besides Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale)
Watch the vid for a quick brush up and impress...
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admin
2011-02-04
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2011-01-27
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kklassen
Canadian Avalanche Centre – Public Avalanche Warning ServiceBC Avalanche Conditions Update
Northwest BCA significant storm cycle that...
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kklassen
2011-01-27
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2011-01-23
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powder
This just in from Karl Klassen, seems like things are still a little strange out their:
A close call just outside Revelstoke Mountain Resort...
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powder
2011-01-23
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2011-01-21
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admin
The CAC doesn't issues avalanche warnings that often so when they do you know they mean business, have a thorough read below:
The Public...
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admin
2011-01-21
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A very interesting public mountain conditions report just released about the freakish avalanche activity near Revelstoke BC, these things are huge...
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2011-01-17
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admin
The Canadian Avalanche Centre has had a "HIGH" rating for most of the province all weekend and it has proven to be a fatal three days in BC and...
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admin
2011-01-17
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2011-01-17
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admin
The latest Public Mountain Conditions Report for the Whitewater backcountry by Shaun King of Mountain Sense Guideing:
Just back from an AST 1...
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admin
2011-01-17
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2011-01-06
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admin
The Canadian Avalanche Centre is now making technical avalanche hazard analyses available to the public. These analyses form the basis for the...
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admin
2011-01-06
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The info graphic below from a recent Globe and mail article shows some startling contrasts between snowmobile and backcountry skier avalanche...
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A nice short vid from the Rocky Mountain Sherpas about slope angle, short and sweet.
(and a good reminder)
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2010-12-27
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powder
From our good friends at Backcountry Access:
It may sound fundamental, but shoveling education is an important new frontier in avalanche...
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powder
2010-12-27
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A very thorough article by our good friends at BCA on the importance knowing how to use your beacon efficiently:
IntroductionPeople are people....
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