Avalanche Info
Observations from the CAA 2003 Backcountry Avalanche Workshop
Last Sunday, friends of mine were out in Kananaskis enjoying some of the best early season backcountry conditions we’ve seen around these parts in recent years. Meanwhile, I stayed in town and paid $30 to sit in a lecture theatre from 9 to...
Season\'s greetings to Biglines.com!
Just getting some all-new "Know Da' Snow" content prepped for the
2003-2004 winter season, which has arrived in tasty form. Guess that I have
been out bagging too many turns already to get my ass in gear for the
online readers. Oops....
Croslands Cuts: DeepSeededInstability
The one and only Cbazzybaz, aka. Eric Crosland is back with another flic for your viewing pleasure! This segment is a friendly reminder to us all that the mountains can be a dangerous place. Check out 'DeepSeededInstabilily', a video...
Francois Desrosiers - Dead Man Walking
An <b>Avalanche about a kilometre wide ripped down a mountainside in Rogers Pass, British Colombia, taking five of us with it. </b>It hit me like a semi-truck. It was a bluebird day and from the moment it hit, I was in complete darkness...
Backcountry Avalanche Workshop 2003
<i>International snow gurus in Vancouver and Calgary for one-day public info sessions</i>
<font size=+1>Backcountry skiers,</font> this is for you...the Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) is bringing some of the world's top avalanche...
MBC\'s got the goods!
The season is here and were all itchin to get out there and get some pow turns. Before you head out to the backcountry make sure to drop by <a href="http://www.mountainbikecity.com/">Mountain Bike City</a> and see Tyler, Brad, Warren, and...
<b>Parks Canada\'s Backcountry Avalanche Risk Review - Cool Heads Prevail</b>
We all know that the winter of 2002-2003 in Western Canada had more than its share of avalanche accidents. One of the worst occurred at Connaught Creek in Glacier National Park and claimed seven lives. In the fallout from this tragedy we...
Summer fires fuel avalanche fears
Backcountry skiers and snowmobilers will likely face higher avalanche hazards in this winter, as hillsides torched by massive summer forest fires across Alberta and British Columbia become more prone to slides....
CAA Secures Funding
Victoria – The government of British Columbia has provided stable funding to the CAA as a way to improve safety in the backcountry after an accident prone year. Last year a record 24 people died in avalanches in Western Canada. The...
Life-Link and Dynafit Save Lives Test
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