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Lone Snowmobiler Lives After Buried by Avalanche near Terrace, BC

The sledder, who was reportedly travelling alone with his transceiver off, was buried 2m beneath the avalanche debris. Two nearby snowmobilers had heard the engine sound of a distant snowmobile stop and happened…

The Calling 2017: Photo and Video Contest

Do you have what it takes to answer the call? THE CALLING 2017 is offering big cash and other prizes for the top three submissions in video and photo categories. Winners will…

The Human Factors and Avalanche Avoidance

As a mountain sledder who loves riding and is also fiercely dedicated to avalanche education, I am absolutely intrigued as to why mountain sledders make the decisions they do, and what we…

Video: Sledding in Golden, BC

The mountains in Golden are easy to access thanks to the many years of industrialization, making passage to breathtaking sledding areas a breeze. There are a lot of good things to say about…

Video: Sledding in Kimberley, BC

If beating the crowds is more your style, with no groomed trails, plowed parking lots or cabins, Kimberley with fit into your adventure sledding holiday quite nicely.

Video: Sledding in Fernie, BC

The Hartley Lake trail is the access point for true alpine riding amongst the towering limestone peaks of the Rockies. The groomed trail meanders past an old lake bed, through meadows and…

Film Review: Northern Light Films Vol. 2

We take a look at Northern Light Films Vol. 2, a Swedish freeride snowmobile film with footage from all over the Northern Hemisphere.

Sledder dies in avalanche at Clemina Creek

Snowmobiler dies in avalanche at Clemina Creek It was a tragic end to 2016 for one family, when a snowmobiler riding Clemina Creek near Valemount, BC was killed by an avalanche on…

Everyone’s an Expert: The Mountain Caribou Conundrum

A recent Facebook post by the Conservation Officer Service of British Columbia has raised some interesting questions about Mountain Caribou conservation efforts in BC. There are certainly some facts regarding the decline…

Ensure to Insure

Screenshot from YouTube video “Snowmobile catches fire outside of Island Pond, VT.”   I’m going to be completely honest here. You should insure your sled. But snowmobile insurance is not something that…