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2011-05-26
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Zorba
Here's a scary report of a snowboarder who survived being buried two metres for up to 40 minutes using his Avalung. Story courtesy Black...
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Zorba
2011-05-26
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2011-05-17
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admin
An 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...
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admin
2011-05-17
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2011-05-13
By
admin
Having Problems in Multiple Burial Searches? Signal Overlap Explained.
by Backcountry Access on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 5:00am
Does your...
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admin
2011-05-13
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2011-05-13
By
forecaster
Check 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...
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forecaster
2011-05-13
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2011-05-13
By
forecaster
The Canadian Avalanche Centre posted this week’s avalanche bulletins for all forecast regions yesterday. You can find these bulletins here:...
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forecaster
2011-05-13
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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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admin
2011-05-08
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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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admin
2011-05-05
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2011-04-25
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forecaster
Scheduled daily avalanche forecasts issued by the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s Public Avalanche Warning Service have now ended. However,...
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forecaster
2011-04-25
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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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2011-04-09
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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
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Zorba
2011-03-29
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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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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
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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admin
2011-03-03
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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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admin
2011-03-03
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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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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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2011-02-23
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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2011-02-21
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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
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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kklassen
2011-02-18
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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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admin
2011-02-10
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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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admin
2011-02-04
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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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kklassen
2011-01-27
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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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powder
2011-01-23
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