At a recent public avalanche workshop in Golden, one of the invited speakers, Grant Statham, said that the most important backcountry decisions are made before leaving the house. He was referring to more than making sure that planks are...

"It looks good, just point it at the gap between those trees!" were the last words I heard before I rode myself into trouble...<br><br>...my buddy was scoping a pillow line to air into a steep glade for me. It was soft, it was puking,...

Venturing out into the backcountry of the West Kootenays is extremely tempting right now; however it could also be quite hazardous. Last week's storm dumped over two meters of classic Kootenay powder in some areas, and the skiing at resorts...

<b><a href="http://www.skiwhitewater.com">Whitewater Ski Resort</a></b> is offering a great new backcountry safety training area called <b>Beacon Basin?</b> where beginners and experts alike can practice life-saving rescue techniques. ...

Deep in the interior mountains of British Columbia, the trees are big and it snows. A lot. The old wooden giants of the forest catch lots of that snowy goodness, holding it in their branches, building aesthetic white mushrooms that one...

Resort participates in provincial avalanche program with weekend of fundraisers, movies, demos and parties <b>January 8, 2004, Golden, BC</b>... Last winter, 29 people lost their lives in avalanches in Canada's mountains. In an effort...

<b><font color="#0066CC" size=3>T</font></b>he search for the perfect pow turn in the backcountry starts with the perfect piece of terrain. Scoping for good lines is what keeps every snow shredder’s head turning all day, every day spent...

The Beasley Rescue Society and Nelson Search and Rescue have partnered up with Kokanee Helicopters and a consortium of sponsors to form The Kootenay Heli-Rescue Society. KHRS specializes in Helicopter Flight Rescue Systems, also Known as...

<b><a href="http://www.avalanche.ca">Canadian Avalanche Association</a> </b> invites you to join Justin Trudeau at Columbia Brewery Avalanche Awareness Days at Fernie Alpine Resort <b>January 9-11, 2004</b> Details on...

Mountain travel beyond the ropes has inherent risks which you must be equipped both physically and mentally to deal with. You can minimize your risks of being caught in a potentially deadly snow slide by making sure you and your friends are...