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Safety Talk
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2017-02-09Last week we talked about sleeping dragons, this week they are awake. In this week's Avalanche Conditions Report video you’ll see...replies0views7094
2017-02-09
2017-02-09A Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users has been issued for Friday, February 10th to Monday, February 13th. The...replies0views2512
2017-02-09
2017-02-06North Shore SAR was finally able to rescue a lost skier on Hollyburn Mountain late Sunday afternoon by helicopter long line. Previous news reports...replies0views3727
2017-02-06
2017-01-30WorkSafeBC has recently reminded the employees of backcountry operations to keep an extra close eye on avalanche conditions this month, and...replies0views2975
2017-01-30
2017-01-26The deepening snowpack seems to have some sleeping dragons within it, as Whitewater Ski Patroller's Wren McElroy and Lo Bachand discover. In...replies0views2879
2017-01-26
2017-01-19After two months of "cold" temps in the Kootenays we have just had our first normal storm cycle depositing 40+ cms. This makes for...replies0views2658
2017-01-19
2017-01-19Special Public Avalanche Warning Jan 19, 2017, Revelstoke, BC: Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational...replies0views2286
2017-01-19
2017-01-10German Shepherds are loyal, intelligent dogs, with high energy levels and they can learn to do just about anything. This is why they make such...replies0views3501
2017-01-10
2017-01-03Adam Roberts, a 31-year-old man from Bellingham Washington, was recently killed in an avalanche outside of White Pass Ski Area on Mt. Rainier this...replies0views3932
2017-01-03
2016-12-29Here's the latest Avalanche Conditions Report from Whitewater Ski Resort: 50+ cms has fallen over the last 3 days making the...replies1views3313
2017-01-03
2016-12-22We've had a heap of snow so far this week and it's tempting to rush out and get knee deep into it but be sure you know what's going on...replies0views2623
2016-12-22
2016-12-15Despite the bitterly cold artic air mass that hit the West Kootenays this past week, champagne powder remains light and fluffy anywhere still...replies0views2992
2016-12-15
2016-11-24Join Whitewater Ski Resorts Avalanche Forecaster Wren McElroy for the first Avalanche Conditions Report for the 2016-17 season. Above 1700m...replies0views2861
2016-11-24
2016-11-22Avalanche Canada is excited to present a new multi-media, interactive site that takes the viewer through the experience of an incredible...replies1views3448
2016-11-26
2016-07-22We all have our backcountry packing systems that work best for our own adventures. There are some items I never leave the house without, for...replies0views3834
2016-07-22
2016-05-07The arrival of summer, along with all sorts of outdoors activities ushers in the arrival of ticks. Read below to see what to do in the event that...replies0views4330
2016-05-07
2016-04-08Ski resorts are starting to close their lifts and operations this month, but this will not keep the die-hard recreationalists from continuing to...replies0views2888
2016-04-08
2016-04-01Avalanche Canada is extending the warning to recreational backcountry users that was first issued on March 29. This warning is now in effect...replies0views2422
2016-04-01
2016-03-31After unintentionally ducking out of bounds at Mt. Seymor Ski Area, 26 year old Gursh Singh, a Seattle resident, found himself in trouble. Despite...replies0views3159
2016-03-31
2016-03-29Special Public Avalanche WarningSignificant warm weather will destabilize snowpack across Western Canada March 29, 2016, Revelstoke, BC: As...replies0views2280
2016-03-29
2016-03-27Avalanche Dogs are a huge asset to any Search and Rescue or Ski Patrol team and here in Nelson we are lucky to have Lindsay and her dog Exie at...replies0views3490
2016-03-27
2016-03-26Check out some exciting footage of recent cornice control with Whitewater Ski Resort's Snow Safety Supervisor, Wren McElroy. Learn about the...replies0views2472
2016-03-26
2016-03-24Special Public Avalanche Warning for Easter Long Weekend Parks Canada, Kananaskis Country and Avalanche Canada coordinating efforts to issue...replies0views2221
2016-03-24
2016-03-05In this weeks avalanche conditions report Whitewater Ski Resorts Snow Safety Supervisor Wren McElroy gets swallowed up by three metres of snow....replies0views2405
2016-03-05
2016-02-26This weeks Avalanche Conditions report highlights some recent skier triggered avalanches. Join Whitewater Ski Resort's Snow Safety...replies0views2325
2016-02-26