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
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
New Avalanche Canada multimedia project Rescue at Cherry Bowl dissects what went wrong and what went right in a major avalanche incident.
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 has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for B.C.’s Central and Southern Interior ranges effective Feb. 19 to Feb. 22.
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 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 has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users from Friday December 11 to the end of the day Monday December 14.
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.