BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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Safety Talk
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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...replies0views4925
2011-03-22
2011-03-15The CAC has published an avalanche conditions update for British Columbia. You can read it...replies0views3062
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...replies0views6493
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...replies0views2461
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...replies1views3342
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...replies0views2606
2011-02-28
2011-02-23Hello fellow backcountry enthusiasts My name is Alexandria Schmitz and I am a research student at Thompson Rivers University. I am doing a...replies0views2389
2011-02-23
2011-02-21This from Saturday's Calgary Sun: Chris Oler ended up vomiting in the snow, the adrenaline and exhaustion leaving him sick and spent. The...replies0views2746
2011-02-21
2011-02-18Avalanche Centre - Public Avalanche Warning Service Avalanche Conditions Update February 18, 2011 As my snowblower struggles to throw snow...replies0views2775
2011-02-18
2011-02-10Found this report that there has been another unfortunate fatality in the BC backcountry. Conditions appear to have not been favourable for this...replies0views2776
2011-02-10
2011-02-04Everyone knows the Acronym ATES but what does it mean? (besides Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale) Watch the vid for a quick brush up and impress...replies0views2786
2011-02-04
2011-01-27Canadian Avalanche Centre – Public Avalanche Warning ServiceBC Avalanche Conditions Update Northwest BCA significant storm cycle that...replies0views2632
2011-01-27
2011-01-23This just in from Karl Klassen, seems like things are still a little strange out their: A close call just outside Revelstoke Mountain Resort...replies0views2526
2011-01-23
2011-01-21The CAC doesn't issues avalanche warnings that often so when they do you know they mean business, have a thorough read below: The Public...replies0views2738
2011-01-21
2011-01-19A very interesting public mountain conditions report just released about the freakish avalanche activity near Revelstoke BC, these things are huge...replies0views3220
2011-01-19
2011-01-17The 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...replies0views2620
2011-01-17
2011-01-17The latest Public Mountain Conditions Report for the Whitewater backcountry by Shaun King of Mountain Sense Guideing: Just back from an AST 1...replies0views2829
2011-01-17
2011-01-06The Canadian Avalanche Centre is now making technical avalanche hazard analyses available to the public. These analyses form the basis for the...replies0views2579
2011-01-06
2011-01-03The info graphic below from a recent Globe and mail article shows some startling contrasts between snowmobile and backcountry skier avalanche...replies0views3406
2011-01-03
2010-12-28A nice short vid from the Rocky Mountain Sherpas about slope angle, short and sweet. (and a good reminder)replies0views2627
2010-12-28
2010-12-27From our good friends at Backcountry Access: It may sound fundamental, but shoveling education is an important new frontier in avalanche...replies0views3141
2010-12-27
2010-12-20A very thorough article by our good friends at BCA on the importance knowing how to use your beacon efficiently: IntroductionPeople are people....replies0views4229
2010-12-20
2010-12-06Some great news out of the CAC: On Dec 1, a grant of $150,000 was announced for the Canadian Avalanche Centre from the BC Community Gaming...replies0views2584
2010-12-06
2010-11-28It all sounds pretty Austin Powers like – but according to this article it is already in use: Avalanches can be extremely tricky to...replies0views3109
2010-11-28
2010-11-17Avalanche warnings are coming to a tweet near you. The Canadian Avalanche Centre, which this past weekend activated its online avalanche warning...replies0views2535
2010-11-17
