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Safety Talk
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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...replies2views2418
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 -...replies0views2065
2011-04-09
2011-03-29http://vimeo.com/21578018replies0views2269
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...replies0views2433
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...replies0views4640
2011-03-22
2011-03-15The CAC has published an avalanche conditions update for British Columbia. You can read it...replies0views2816
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...replies0views6129
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...replies0views2239
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...replies1views3059
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...replies0views2361
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...replies0views2148
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...replies0views2458
2011-02-21
2011-02-18Avalanche Centre - Public Avalanche Warning Service Avalanche Conditions Update February 18, 2011 As my snowblower struggles to throw snow...replies0views2505
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...replies0views2527
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...replies0views2542
2011-02-04
2011-01-27Canadian Avalanche Centre – Public Avalanche Warning ServiceBC Avalanche Conditions Update Northwest BCA significant storm cycle that...replies0views2395
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...replies0views2258
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...replies0views2492
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...replies0views2956
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...replies0views2347
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...replies0views2583
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...replies0views2336
2011-01-06
2011-01-03The info graphic below from a recent Globe and mail article shows some startling contrasts between snowmobile and backcountry skier avalanche...replies0views3162
2011-01-03
2010-12-28A nice short vid from the Rocky Mountain Sherpas about slope angle, short and sweet. (and a good reminder)replies0views2368
2010-12-28
2010-12-27From our good friends at Backcountry Access: It may sound fundamental, but shoveling education is an important new frontier in avalanche...replies0views2832
2010-12-27