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Test yourself! 2013-10-26 By KootPow No matter how knowledgeable & safe you are in the backcountry you should continue to maintain and develop new skills. Avalanche safety...	replies 0 views 3222	By KootPow 2013-10-26
Avalanche Awareness Beyond the Boundaries 2013-10-18 By wildearthadventures As winter fast approaches with fresh snow on the mountain tops our thoughts rightly start to drift to our winter gear. Is this the new year for...	replies 0 views 2499	By wildearthadventures 2013-10-18
Need advice for AST course 2013-09-19 By Aaron712 I'm an amateur skier and I recently completed a basic backcountry skiing course in Canmore. It has been recommended that I also take an...	replies 4 views 2829	By Dextern 2014-03-26
Risk Management: Playing in the Snow 2013-08-05 By KootPow I have been getting some flack lately from friends/family who spend little time with me in the mountains. They prefer the "safety nets" of...	replies 0 views 2428	By KootPow 2013-08-05
Sheep Creek incident report from CAIC 2013-04-25 By admin02 The Colorado Avalanche Information Center published their official report on Saturday's deadly slide. There has been a lot of conjecture on...	replies 0 views 2511	By admin02 2013-04-25
Heads up from the CAC for Family Day Weekend 2013-02-08 By Avalanche Canada A “Heads-Up” from the Canadian Avalanche Centre for BC’s Family Day Weekend Backcountry recreationists...	replies 0 views 1964	By Avalanche Canada 2013-02-08
Summit Mountain Guides AST 1 -- Course review 2013-01-10 By admin02 We took the Canadian Avalanche Centre-approved AST 1 course with Summit Mountain Guides a few weeks back and we'd like to tell you about it....	replies 0 views 3123	By admin02 2013-01-10
Self Rescue Beef! 2013-01-08 By WhoopWhoop Why does hardly anyone have a rescue sled? I have my feet in the snow almost everyday for work or recreation. I see, many people now a days...	replies 1 views 2746	By 2013-01-08
Staying Safe with Wilderness First Responder 2013-01-07 By emilyanthem Just wanted to share a recommendation if you are looking at taking an in depth first aid course. I took the 80 hour Wilderness First Responder...	replies 0 views 2304	By emilyanthem 2013-01-07
Outstanding article on Tunnel Creek Avalanche -- Full multimedia 2012-12-27 By admin02 Just in case you missed this, you should definitely take a look. It's a remarkably comprehensive article (with still pictures, videos,...	replies 2 views 3954	By admin02 2012-12-28
Bad knees. On the trail, what to do? 2012-11-29 By baller34 Hey everyone. Im new to this and ski out of blue mountain, not a big hill but it works. I've found when I'm out for a...	replies 0 views 2217	By baller34 2012-11-29
Strategic Shoveling video 2012-11-17 By Zorba It's the time of year to start honing avalanche rescue skills. Shovelling is the most time consuming part of an effective rescue. This great...	replies 1 views 3599	By 2012-11-26
First Avalanche Fatality of 2012/13 2012-10-24 By Zorba Not skiing or boarding, but the abundance of early snow this year also means early avalanche risk. This from The Province: STEWART —...	replies 0 views 2121	By Zorba 2012-10-24
Cornice! what cornice? 2012-10-17 By This image says so much and is a great reminder of the dangers of a Cornice when out in the backcountry this coming season. The Canadian...	replies 0 views 10774	By 2012-10-17
Backcountry Avalanche Workshops 2012-10-12 By mgmarshall Hey! I thought I should share... The Canadian Avalanche Centre is hosting some workshops in November... some are free and some are...	replies 0 views 2005	By mgmarshall 2012-10-12
New Safety Blog from Mammut 2012-10-11 By admin02 Just a heads up that Mammut has a new blog up on safety. And I quote: "the forum was created to support users in getting the most out of their ...	replies 0 views 2322	By admin02 2012-10-11
Level 2 Avy + Ski/Snowboard Mountaineering Course In Kyrgyzstan 2012-09-23 By 40tribesBC Level 2 Avy + Ski/Snowboard Mountaineering Course In Kyrgyzstan – February 24-March 2, 2013 40 Tribes Backcountry announces an...	replies 0 views 2292	By 40tribesBC 2012-09-23
Snowpulse Avalanche Airbags Recall 2012-09-10 By admin If you own a Snowpulse Airbag have a read below as it seems some of their older cartridges are being recalled. The first part is from Snowpulse...	replies 0 views 3360	By admin 2012-09-10
The birth of new slide paths -- Pics of Avalanche Damage near Lemon Creek BC 2012-04-30 By admin02 A buddy just sent us some pictures of some avalanche carnage about an hour up the lake from here in Nelson, BC. This is near Lemon Creek in a...	replies 0 views 4345	By admin02 2012-04-30
Heads Up - Big Avalanches Happening 2012-04-26 By forecaster Over the last few days, we’ve been getting emails and calls about large avalanche occurrences. In some cases, these slides have been rated...	replies 1 views 2635	By admin 2012-04-26
Tree well eats skier - VIDEO 2012-03-26 By powder Found this vid of a full tree well burial and how his fellow skiers got him out, incredible how deep he was. After hitting one of these in a...	replies 0 views 3477	By powder 2012-03-26
Special Public Avalanche Warning March 24-26 2012-03-23 By Avalanche Canada Special Public Avalanche Warning for BC’s Interior Mountains Fourth warning in five weeks for recreational backcountry...	replies 0 views 1944	By Avalanche Canada 2012-03-23
CAC Forecasters Blog; What Does a Size 4.0 Look Like? March 18, 2012 by Karl Klassen 2012-03-18 By forecaster I've posted some photos in the Avalanches 2011-2012 image gallery under the library tab that are illustrative of what a big slide ...	replies 1 views 2462	By admin 2012-03-18
Special Public Avalanche Warning, Mar 16 - 19 2012-03-15 By forecaster The CAC has issued the third special public avalanche warning in four weeks. Very large, very destructive avalanches have occurred in the last few...	replies 0 views 2398	By forecaster 2012-03-15
Special Public Avalanche Warning March 10-11 2012-03-09 By Avalanche Canada March 9, 2012, Revelstoke, BC: The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry...	replies 0 views 1911	By Avalanche Canada 2012-03-09

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