Avalanche Canada

It was a bluebird day, then all of a sudden …

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Jan 3, 2017

Getting strained through a tree and earning a bloody compound fracture was actually the less of two evils in this ski touring story gone wrong

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New Avalanche Canada multimedia project Rescue at Cherry Bowl is great

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Nov 4, 2016

New Avalanche Canada multimedia project Rescue at Cherry Bowl dissects what went wrong and what went right in a major avalanche incident.

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Warming weather triggers special avalanche warning

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Mar 29, 2016

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Avalanche Canada issues special avalanche warning after a metre of new snow

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Feb 19, 2016

Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for B.C.’s Central and Southern Interior ranges effective Feb. 19 to Feb. 22.

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Avalanche Canada stresses need for preparedness in wake of McBride fatalities

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Feb 3, 2016

Avalanche Canada and the BC Coroners Service are calling for backcountry users to prepare themselves for avalanche danger through education, noting it was a factor in the Jan. 29 avalanche incident near McBride that killed five snowmobilers.

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Avalanche Canada issues special avalanche warning after snow storm cycle

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Jan 22, 2016

Avalanche Canada has issued a special avalanche warning for Jan. 22–25, warning that all elevations are potentially dangerous. In Revelstoke, the current storm cycle dumped 34 centimetres of snow on Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

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Avalanche Canada issues special public warning for central Columbia Mountains

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Dec 11, 2015

Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users from Friday December 11 to the end of the day Monday December 14.

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We asked an expert: What does the mega El Niño mean for the Revelstoke snow season?

By Emily Kemp ● Latest News ● Sep 7, 2015

With all the hubbub about the super El Niño in the forecast, the Revelstoke Mountaineer spoke to local Avalanche Canada manager to find out more about the upcoming ski season conditions in Revelstoke. More snow or more slush — we asked for predictions for the local snow season.

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Avalanche centre’s Grizzly Plaza window signs denied

By Emily Kemp ● Latest News ● Mar 14, 2015

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