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2017-02-09
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Last week we talked about sleeping dragons, this week they are awake.
In this week's Avalanche Conditions Report video you’ll see...
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2017-02-09
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2017-02-09
A Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users has been issued for Friday, February 10th to Monday, February 13th. The...
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2017-02-06
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KootPow
North Shore SAR was finally able to rescue a lost skier on Hollyburn Mountain late Sunday afternoon by helicopter long line. Previous news reports...
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2017-02-06
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2017-01-30
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KootPow
WorkSafeBC has recently reminded the employees of backcountry operations to keep an extra close eye on avalanche conditions this month, and...
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KootPow
2017-01-30
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2017-01-26
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The deepening snowpack seems to have some sleeping dragons within it, as Whitewater Ski Patroller's Wren McElroy and Lo Bachand discover. In...
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2017-01-26
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2017-01-19
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admin
After two months of "cold" temps in the Kootenays we have just had our first normal storm cycle depositing 40+ cms. This makes for...
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2017-01-19
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2017-01-19
Special Public Avalanche Warning
Jan 19, 2017, Revelstoke, BC: Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational...
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2017-01-10
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KootPow
German Shepherds are loyal, intelligent dogs, with high energy levels and they can learn to do just about anything. This is why they make such...
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KootPow
2017-01-10
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2017-01-03
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KootPow
Adam 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...
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KootPow
2017-01-03
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2016-12-29
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admin
Here's the latest Avalanche Conditions Report from Whitewater Ski Resort: 50+ cms has fallen over the last 3 days making the...
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2017-01-03
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2016-12-22
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We'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...
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2016-12-22
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2016-12-15
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KootPow
Despite the bitterly cold artic air mass that hit the West Kootenays this past week, champagne powder remains light and fluffy anywhere still...
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KootPow
2016-12-15
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2016-11-24
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admin
Join Whitewater Ski Resorts Avalanche Forecaster Wren McElroy for the first Avalanche Conditions Report for the 2016-17 season. Above 1700m...
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2016-11-24
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2016-11-22
Avalanche Canada is excited to present a new multi-media, interactive site that takes the viewer through the experience of an incredible...
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2016-11-26
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2016-07-22
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KootPow
We all have our backcountry packing systems that work best for our own adventures. There are some items I never leave the house without, for...
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KootPow
2016-07-22
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2016-05-07
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The 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...
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2016-05-07
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2016-04-08
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KootPow
Ski resorts are starting to close their lifts and operations this month, but this will not keep the die-hard recreationalists from continuing to...
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2016-04-08
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2016-04-01
Avalanche Canada is extending the warning to recreational backcountry users that was first issued on March 29. This warning is now in effect...
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2016-03-31
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KootPow
After unintentionally ducking out of bounds at Mt. Seymor Ski Area, 26 year old Gursh Singh, a Seattle resident, found himself in trouble. Despite...
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2016-03-31
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2016-03-29
Special Public Avalanche WarningSignificant warm weather will destabilize snowpack across Western Canada
March 29, 2016, Revelstoke, BC: As...
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2016-03-27
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Avalanche 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...
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2016-03-27
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2016-03-26
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admin
Check out some exciting footage of recent cornice control with Whitewater Ski Resort's Snow Safety Supervisor, Wren McElroy. Learn about the...
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2016-03-26
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2016-03-24
Special Public Avalanche Warning for Easter Long Weekend
Parks Canada, Kananaskis Country and Avalanche Canada coordinating efforts to issue...
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2016-03-05
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In this weeks avalanche conditions report Whitewater Ski Resorts Snow Safety Supervisor Wren McElroy gets swallowed up by three metres of snow....
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2016-03-05
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2016-02-26
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admin
This weeks Avalanche Conditions report highlights some recent skier triggered avalanches. Join Whitewater Ski Resort's Snow Safety...
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2016-02-26
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