Tag: Avalanche Safety
October 22nd, 2020 | Marty Anderson
Avalanche Canada Provincial Gov’t Funding Uncertainty Puts Programs At Risk
While Avalanche Canada is busy preparing for the season ahead, a significant source of funding for the organization is still up in the air—which will potentially impact the service levels they will…
August 28th, 2020 | Mountain Sledder
Ski-Doo Announces Free Virtual Avalanche Awareness Seminars for All Riders
October 2nd, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Elk Valley Snow Avalanche Workshop Nov 10, 2018
Fernie, BC will play host to the first ever Elk Valley Snow Avalanche Workshop (EVSAW) at Traynor Hall on November 10, 2018. The event welcomes both avalanche professionals and recreationalists for a…
September 13th, 2018 | Mountain Sledder
Ski-Doo Supports Free Avalanche Awareness Seminars
Once again, BRP has shown its continued efforts to promote avalanche safety for mountain riders by supporting more than 40 free avalanche awareness seminars this fall through its Ski-Doo brand.
January 12th, 2018 | Nicole Matei
High Avalanche Hazard and the Fine Art of a Courageous Retreat
You’ve been planning this trip for weeks. The sleds are loaded, and hotels booked. One problem: High Avalanche Hazard. Here's what to do.
September 30th, 2017 | Mountain Sledder
BRP Offers Free Avalanche Awareness Seminars this Fall
BRP is offering avalanche awareness seminars in 17 locations in Canada throughout October and November, with 25 locations scheduled in the Unites States. The avalanche awareness seminars are open to anyone interested—not…
April 14th, 2017 | Marty Anderson
The Next Generation Doesn’t Want to Sled Anyway, Do They?
If you are worried about the next generation getting hooked on snowmobiling, here are a few easy things you can do to help prevent it.
January 11th, 2017 | Curtis Pawliuk
The Effects of Compaction on Avalanche Terrain
Boulder Mountain, Quartz Creek, Eagle Pass and Clemina are all names of popular riding areas that are likely known throughout the majority of the snowmobile community. We call these “managed” areas,…
December 21st, 2016 | Curtis Pawliuk
Sure, you are transmitting—but what else is?
Transceiver Interference In the world of avalanches, something good can also potentially be something bad. For example, we talk about trees and rocks acting as anchors stabilizing a snowpack, but in some…
October 6th, 2015 | Mountain Sledder
Avalanche Safety Webisode Kickstarter
There’s a new Kickstarter campaign that all mountain riders can get behind; it’s called “The Hunt for Zipper Mouth Creek”, and is the brainchild of Revelstoke locals Jeremy Hanke and Jeff Scott. The…