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

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

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

Warming weather triggers special avalanche warning
Revelstoke Snowmobile Club and Team Thunderstruck donate $10,000 to Avalanche Canada

Representatives from the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, Team Thunderstruck and Avalanche Canada gathered at the new RSC welcome centre on Westside Road for a presentation on the morning of Feb. 20.

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

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

Avalanche Canada stresses need for preparedness in wake of McBride fatalities

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.

Avalanche Canada issues special avalanche warning after snow storm cycle

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.

Avalanche Canada issues special public warning for central Columbia Mountains

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.

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

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.

Avalanche centre’s Grizzly Plaza window signs denied