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    Canadian Avalanche Centre needs your input
    Canadian Avalanche Centre needs your input
    2011-05-08
    By admin
    The Canadian Avalanche Centre needs your assistance, read on to find out how you can help: Just a reminder that the CAC is producing weekly...
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    By admin
    2011-05-08
    Avalanche airbag survival on helmet cam - MOVIE
    Avalanche airbag survival on helmet cam - MOVIE
    2011-05-05
    By admin
    Looks like the BCA airbag and avalung helped turn this possible tragedy into a good news story,... except for the ski, but those can be...
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    2353
    By admin
    2011-05-05
    CAC Needs Info
    CAC Needs Info
    2011-04-25
    By forecaster
    Scheduled daily avalanche forecasts issued by the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s Public Avalanche Warning Service have now ended. However,...
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    1822
    By forecaster
    2011-04-25
    CAC Extends Forecast Season
    CAC Extends Forecast Season
    2011-04-20
    By forecaster
    Due to the very late spring, the CAC is extending it’s forecasting program. We will issue our last regularly scheduled daily forecasts April...
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    2011-09-22
    Avalanche Conditions Update
    Avalanche Conditions Update
    2011-04-09
    By 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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    1927
    By admin
    2011-04-09
    Skier-triggered avi on Lipalian this past weekend
    Skier-triggered avi on Lipalian this past weekend
    2011-03-29
    By Zorba
    http://vimeo.com/21578018
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    2117
    By Zorba
    2011-03-29
    Avalanche Incident report for Fernie
    Avalanche Incident report for Fernie
    2011-03-25
    By 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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    2293
    By admin
    2011-03-25
    Canadian Avalanche victims die more quickly than Swiss
    Canadian Avalanche victims die more quickly than Swiss
    2011-03-22
    By 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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    4493
    By skifreak
    2011-03-22
    CAC Avalanche conditions update
    CAC Avalanche conditions update
    2011-03-15
    By admin
    The CAC has published an avalanche conditions update for British Columbia. You can read it...
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    2676
    By admin
    2011-03-15
    Four Backcountry Skiers rescued after night on Mt. Seymour
    Four Backcountry Skiers rescued after night on Mt. Seymour
    2011-03-03
    By 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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    5974
    By admin
    2011-03-03
    Bodies of two experienced skiers recovered from BC mnt.
    Bodies of two experienced skiers recovered from BC mnt.
    2011-03-03
    By 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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    2107
    By admin
    2011-03-03
    Two lost snowboarder spend the night out - found alive
    Two lost snowboarder spend the night out - found alive
    2011-02-28
    By 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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    2883
    By crystaline
    2011-03-01
    Social Science and Avalanche Research: Survey Anyone?
    Social Science and Avalanche Research: Survey Anyone?
    2011-02-28
    By TRU research project
    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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    2192
    By TRU research project
    2011-02-28
    Social Science and Avalanches
    Social Science and Avalanches
    2011-02-23
    By TRU research project
    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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    By TRU research project
    2011-02-23
    More avalanche fatalities — snowmobilers near Golden
    More avalanche fatalities — snowmobilers near Golden
    2011-02-21
    By 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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    2291
    By andrew
    2011-02-21
    BC Avalanche Conditions Update Feb 18, 2011
    BC Avalanche Conditions Update Feb 18, 2011
    2011-02-18
    By kklassen
    Avalanche Centre - Public Avalanche Warning Service Avalanche Conditions Update February 18, 2011 As my snowblower struggles to throw snow...
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    2338
    By kklassen
    2011-02-18
    Snowmobiler death in BC avalanche
    Snowmobiler death in BC avalanche
    2011-02-10
    By 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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    2348
    By admin
    2011-02-10
    ATES ratings explained - MOVIE
    ATES ratings explained - MOVIE
    2011-02-04
    By 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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    2367
    By admin
    2011-02-04
    BC Avalanche Conditions Update
    BC Avalanche Conditions Update
    2011-01-27
    By kklassen
    Canadian Avalanche Centre – Public Avalanche Warning ServiceBC Avalanche Conditions Update Northwest BCA significant storm cycle that...
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    2248
    By kklassen
    2011-01-27
    Close call near Revelstoke
    Close call near Revelstoke
    2011-01-23
    By 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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    2089
    By powder
    2011-01-23
    Special Public Avalanche Warning
    Special Public Avalanche Warning
    2011-01-21
    By 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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    2332
    By admin
    2011-01-21
    Size 4.5 Avalanche near Revelstoke
    Size 4.5 Avalanche near Revelstoke
    2011-01-19
    By
    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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    2773
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    2011-01-19
    CAC High Rating  + Three avalanche deaths = Caution
    CAC High Rating + Three avalanche deaths = Caution
    2011-01-17
    By 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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    2173
    By admin
    2011-01-17
    Whitewater Backcountry Conditions
    Whitewater Backcountry Conditions
    2011-01-17
    By 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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    2417
    By admin
    2011-01-17
    CAA technical analyses  - NEW
    CAA technical analyses - NEW
    2011-01-06
    By 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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    2166
    By admin
    2011-01-06
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