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Safety Talk
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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...replies0views2114
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...replies0views2353
2011-05-05
2011-04-25Scheduled daily avalanche forecasts issued by the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s Public Avalanche Warning Service have now ended. However,...replies0views1822
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...replies2views2283
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 -...replies0views1927
2011-04-09
2011-03-29http://vimeo.com/21578018replies0views2117
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...replies0views2293
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...replies0views4493
2011-03-22
2011-03-15The CAC has published an avalanche conditions update for British Columbia. You can read it...replies0views2676
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...replies0views5974
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...replies0views2107
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...replies1views2883
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...replies0views2192
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...replies0views1993
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...replies0views2291
2011-02-21
2011-02-18Avalanche Centre - Public Avalanche Warning Service Avalanche Conditions Update February 18, 2011 As my snowblower struggles to throw snow...replies0views2338
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...replies0views2348
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...replies0views2367
2011-02-04
2011-01-27Canadian Avalanche Centre – Public Avalanche Warning ServiceBC Avalanche Conditions Update Northwest BCA significant storm cycle that...replies0views2248
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...replies0views2089
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...replies0views2332
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...replies0views2773
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...replies0views2173
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...replies0views2417
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...replies0views2166
2011-01-06
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