Category: Mountain School

The Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) is a system of rating backcountry terrain by its potential to produce avalanches. It will help you know if the terrain in the area you’re planning…

There's a new Avalanche Canada forecasting system which allow the organization to provide more accurate, localized forecasts to the public.

Here's how to maximize performance for winter and snowy conditions when converting your dirt bike into a snow bike.

This marks the fourteenth year of Ski-Doo providing free avalanche awareness seminars across North America, in which more than 23,000 snowmobilers have attended to learn more about riding safe in the backcountry.

Arctic Cat has announced a partnership with AIARE to support and promote avalanche safety education for mountain snowmobilers.

This obvious but oft-overlooked step can help avalanche transceiver users significantly improve their understanding of the functionality of their device!

We tested 12 avalanche transceivers to find out how their range compares to what's advertised by the manufacturer and to discover which beacon has the farthest signal search range in a real-world…

Glacier National Park’s avalanche control program wages a modern-day battle to keep the Trans-Canada Highway clear through British Columbia’s Rogers Pass.

Right in front of our eyes, a 100’ (30 m) wide crown propagated above him and the whole slope slid down onto Scott, burying him completely.