Tag: Avalanche
February 4th, 2016 | Mountain Sledder
McBride Avalanche Deaths Preventable
The avalanche that caused the deaths of 5 men last weekend near McBride, BC was preventable, according to Karl Klassen, Avalanche Canada’s Public Avalanche Warning Service Manager, in a February 4 CBC news story.…
January 20th, 2016 | Mountain Sledder
A Survivor Opens Up About The Avalanche That Took Her Fiance’s Life
"He died because I didn’t have a [transceiver], probe and shovel. Neither did he. He died because we didn’t take nine hours out of our busy schedule to take an avalanche awareness…
November 30th, 2015 | Mountain Sledder
Avalanche Footage of Slide that Buries Sledder
Wow, this avalanche footage is crazy. In so many ways. It’s not often that you see full-blown avalanche footage of a slide from start to finish, but this footage shows the entire…
April 27th, 2015 | Mountain Sledder
Video: Avalanche engulfs Everest Base Camp
The footage is a scary reminder that things can go tragically wrong in an instant in the mountains, whether you're skiing, climbing or sledding
April 5th, 2015 | Jay Mentaberry
Jay Mentaberry Avalanche Involvement
As I parked and set my foot on the snow, the whole hillside started to move.
March 31st, 2015 | Mountain Sledder
Avalanche Burial Video at Blue Lake, BC
This avalanche burial video shows a sledder become completely buried on a deep snow day at Blue Lake, a riding zone near Sicamous, BC.
June 24th, 2014 | Niko Weis & Todd Eberts
Top Ten Reasons to Get On It.
It's a perfect -2˚ with blue-bird skies and chest-deep powder, the kind of day one wishes for the perfect line up of all the elements. Your sleds running great all your buddies…
November 3rd, 2010 | Dave Best
Hangfire Avalanche Training
Hey guys, just a heads up that Ryan from Hangfire is traveling through Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan for the next 10 days doing class room training seminars. Stop by your nearest dealership…
October 19th, 2010 | Dave Best
EYE CANDY!!
OoooooK! So I do this each season, but of course we all need that little reminder of what are the best sites to check out for your area...
June 17th, 2010 | Dave Best
ABS Photos
Thought I would show you guys some photos of the units we have been using! These are shots of the 2011 ABS VARIO system!! We're really excited to be on the air…
