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2020-03-29
Even though Avalanche Canada is shutting down the bulletins for the season, they are still working on making their products better for the...
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2020-03-29
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2020-03-26
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These are challenging times and it's hard to know what you are supposed to do and if it is ok to get outside and enjoy ski touring in the...
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2020-03-26
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2020-02-21
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Planning on heading out into the backcountry to take advantage of this high-pressure system currently over the interior of BC? Be sure to read and...
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2020-02-21
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2020-02-14
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This week's Avalanche Conditions Report is brought to you by Whitewater Ski Resort and looks similar to last week's...
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2020-02-14
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2020-02-07
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This week's Avalanche Conditions Report looks at the current conditions, the coming weather and the Avalanche Canada Rating so watch the...
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2020-02-07
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2020-01-24
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Since the last update, we've had 161cm of low-density snowfall creating a soft storm slab and dry loose avalanche problem in the area....
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2020-01-24
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2020-01-10
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Over the past week, we have had another 70cm of snow fall which brought more great skiing in the area but also elevated our avalanche hazard...
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2020-01-10
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2020-01-03
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Current avalanche conditions could be considered rather spicey given the last two major avalanche cycles. Between December 20-23rd close to...
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2020-01-03
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2019-12-26
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Things are more than a little sketchy in BC right now. Ensure you read your local avy forecast as well as any special bulletins for your area.
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2019-12-26
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2019-12-18
The classic weak layers are arriving just in time for the holidays in most intermountain west locations; unfortunately there have already been two...
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2019-12-18
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2019-12-13
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The snow continues to pile up this last week and conditions improve every day. Avalanche Canada is calling the hazard moderate in the...
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2019-12-13
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2019-12-07
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Over the past week, another 38cm of snow fell in the alpine and it dramatically improved the ski quality around Whitewater Ski...
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2019-12-07
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2019-11-29
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Over the last week, we received some new snow followed up by gail force winds which raged up to 90km/hr in the alpine. This affected the snow...
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2019-11-29
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2019-11-29
Avalanche safety is a huge topic. Risk management, heuristics, situational awareness, group dynamics - the list of engaging and complex...
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2019-11-29
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2019-11-23
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Our first 2019/2020 Avalanche Conditions Report in conjunction with Whitewater Ski Resort is live, check out the video and read more...
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2019-11-23
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2019-10-27
If you've been thinking about taking an avalanche safety class, now is the time to put it on the schedule. With backcountry recreation...
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2019-10-27
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2019-10-25
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Avalanche preparedness is something that everyone who backcountry skis should be considering this time of year. This includes checking that...
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2019-10-25
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2019-04-13
Great piece by G3 ambassador Rueben Krabbe about the myth of the ’alpine fish’ (committing or desirable objectives) and how they get...
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2019-04-13
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2019-03-21
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Though I'm still banking on a couple more big March/April dumps, it seems like spring has sprung and people may be headed out onto glaciated...
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2019-03-21
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2019-03-19
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Widespread warning applies to all avalanche forecast regions in western Canada
March 18, 2019, Revelstoke, BC: Avalanche Canada, in partnership...
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2019-03-19
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2019-03-08
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Our luck may finally be changing, this cold and windy weather pattern may be moving out and spring may actually be moving in. More snow in the...
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2019-03-08
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2019-03-01
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It is a complex and tricky snowpack out there right now that is starting to wake up. 15-20cm of new snow fell over the weekend followed by...
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2019-03-01
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2019-02-23
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The latest Avalanche Conditions Report explains how this complex snowpack formed and what to watch out for. Thanks to Jay from the...
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2019-02-23
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2019-02-16
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How quickly things can change. We went from deep pow to wind scoured and dense slab instability in a matter of hours. Two surface hoar...
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2019-02-16
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2019-02-08
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Cold temps have been the story of the past week. This last weekend we had storm totals of 30+cm followed by significant wind and cold temps. This...
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2019-02-08
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