HEY FREERIDERS! CALM YOUR TITS!
First off, I'd like to offer up a "HELLS YEAH" to all these cold, early season storms.
Low tide pow shots have been clogging up our feeds since the beginning of November.
It's all very exciting.
But th...
Rogers Pass Skiing Nov 1 2015
Rogers pass skiing on Nov. 1, 2015 was acceptable to pretty good. Here's a raw POV clip of my ski tips to give you an idea what it was like.
Check out my quick report on Avalanche.ca as well.
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Wet Avalanche Oozes along Landscape, Eats Everything in Site
Eeeen Russia, the mountain rides you!
Seriously though, this monstrous beast of a slide would absolutely pulverize you if you got stuck in the middle of it.
That's why spring mountain missions happen in t...
POV: RMR Backcountry Avalanche
This scary little clip was uploaded to youtube yesterday (April 6th), so we're guessing this went down in the last few days. We're glad everyone's OK, but this is one more reason why we all need to stop using t...
Special Public Avalanche Warning for Backcountry Recreationists in Sea-to-Sky and Northern Interior of BC
Recreational users urged to exercise caution and restraint.
Avalanche Canada is issuing a special public avalanche warning for the Sea to Sky region including areas adjacent to but outside the ski area boundar...
Swiss Avalanche: Complete Burial and Rescue
It is important to learn from the mistakes of others as well as yourself. I have uploaded this video to act as a learning tool to demonstrate what ill preparedness looks like in an avalanche rescue situation. A...
Skier Accidental POV – Banff Backcountry: Feb.15
According to the Banff, Kootenay, Yoho avalanche forecast, "the base of the snowpack remains weak due to the presence of basal depth hoar and facets. Avalanches have been occurring on this layer daily: either f...
Special Public Avalanche Warning Extended until Feb. 17th
Although temperatures have started to cool, avalanche conditions are proving slow to improve in the Rockies, especially at higher elevations. Parks Canada and Alberta Parks have decided to extend the Special Pu...
34 Year-Old Canmore Man Killed in Black Prince Avalanche
Details are sparse right now, but it sounds as if a fairly experienced backcountry user was killed in an avalanche the Black Prince area on Saturday, February 14th.
According to Kananaskis Country Public Saf...
Special Public Avalanche Warning for Southern Interior Ranges of BC
February 13, 2015, Revelstoke, BC: Avalanche Canada is issuing a special public avalanche warning this weekend for the backcountry in the South Columbia, Purcells, Kootenay-Boundary, South Rockies and Lizard Ra...