BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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Safety Talk
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2011-11-27Two reports of recent BIG activity on the coast and at Rogers Pass. Time to be carefull put there! Anyone else have any other Beta? This info...replies0views2393
2011-11-272011-11-25The Public Avalanche Warning Service at the CAC is implementing a number of new products and services this season. Check out the new bulletin...replies1views2314
2011-11-26
2011-11-10Looks like Parks Canada is getting with the tech program. This from the Calgary Herald... CALGARY — Avalanche forecasters hope new...replies0views2288
2011-11-10
2011-11-10The good folks at Parks Canada have just launched a new avalanche warning system to help inform you before you head out into the backcountry this...replies0views2738
2011-11-10
2011-10-21Great to see Powder Mag and The North Face putting their support behind backcountry safety and awarenessÂ…good...replies0views2317
2011-10-21
2011-08-28BCA (that's backcountry Access) has a series of great safety and how to videos on their web site and they pertain not just to BCA products but...replies0views2568
2011-08-28
2011-07-25A recent warning by Karl Klassen of the CAC illustrates the reason to still be on your toes: Mount Edith Cavell avalanche July 2, 2011 In the...replies0views3025
2011-07-25
2011-05-26Here's a scary report of a snowboarder who survived being buried two metres for up to 40 minutes using his Avalung. Story courtesy Black...replies0views2827
2011-05-26
2011-05-17An oldie but a goody, this avalanche video is used by most avi classes to show the sheer size of what slides can become. This one surprised...replies0views2253
2011-05-17
2011-05-13Having Problems in Multiple Burial Searches? Signal Overlap Explained. by Backcountry Access on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 5:00am Does your...replies0views3266
2011-05-13
2011-05-13Check this out: http://www.avalanche.ca/upload.....re_024.jpg Slides in the South Rockies are running well below the snow line, right to valley...replies0views2314
2011-05-13
2011-05-13The Canadian Avalanche Centre posted this week’s avalanche bulletins for all forecast regions yesterday. You can find these bulletins here:...replies0views2368
2011-05-13
2011-05-08The Canadian Avalanche Centre needs your assistance, read on to find out how you can help: Just a reminder that the CAC is producing weekly...replies0views2443
2011-05-08
2011-05-05Looks like the BCA airbag and avalung helped turn this possible tragedy into a good news story,... except for the ski, but those can be...replies0views2640
2011-05-05
2011-04-25Scheduled daily avalanche forecasts issued by the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s Public Avalanche Warning Service have now ended. However,...replies0views2145
2011-04-25
2011-04-20Due to the very late spring, the CAC is extending it’s forecasting program. We will issue our last regularly scheduled daily forecasts April...replies2views2618
2011-09-22
2011-04-09A 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 -...replies0views2241
2011-04-09
2011-03-29http://vimeo.com/21578018replies0views2452
2011-03-29
2011-03-25The following incident occured on March 20 in the Fernie BC backcountry and involved snowmobilers. The location was on Coal Creek Road entrance to...replies0views2614
2011-03-25
2011-03-22A recent article that raises some interesting points and stats when you compare the Swiss to us Canuks, time to move to Switzerland? not a...replies0views4858
2011-03-22
2011-03-15The CAC has published an avalanche conditions update for British Columbia. You can read it...replies0views2996
2011-03-15
2011-03-03This from the Province paper - detailing how 4 inexperienced backcountry skiers spent the night out and only one had avi gear with them, and avi...replies0views6415
2011-03-03
2011-03-03A recent update on the search for the missing skier in that avalache near Smithers: VANCOUVER - The bodies of two experienced backcountry...replies0views2407
2011-03-03
2011-02-28This 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...replies1views3274
2011-03-01
2011-02-28Hello fellow backcountry enthusiasts My name is Alexandria Schmitz and I am a research student at Thompson Rivers University. I am doing a...replies0views2542
2011-02-28
