The Summer 2023 issue of The Avalanche Journal is now available free, online, through our complete Journal Archives. This issue looks at intersectional heuristics in backcountry travel, the importance of safe work practices, how forecasters assess avalanche problems, and attempts at setting up a heli-ski operation in far eastern China. The centrepiece of the issue looks at a massive avalanche near Revelstoke and asks the question: “Was it a Size 5?”
Check it out:
By Uwe Gramann This article originally appeared in The Avalanche Journal, Vol. 125, Winter 2020-21 METEOGRAMS, THE DISPLAY OF MULTIPLE weather parameters along a time
When Snowpack is the Question, Terrain is the Answer By John Sykes This article initially appeared in The Avalanche Journal, Volume 138, Summer 2025 AVALANCHE
An analysis of extended column test results compared to snow stability observations.
An interview with Steve Scott, the operations manager and lead forecaster for Great Canadian Tours. Steve is also a manager with Revelstoke Search & Rescue, and President and Examiner of the Canadian Motorized Backcountry Guides Association.
A look at the snowpack.avalanche.ca dashboard. What it does, how it works, how you can use it, and plans for the future.
