The Importance of Followership
The importance of leadership is often emphasized in avalanche education. However, little to no education addresses our roles as followers.
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Scott Thumlert on the Avalanche Hour Podcast
The latest episode of The Avalanche Hour features an interview with Scott Thumlert by Bruce Jamieson. Scott is a CAA Avalanche Professional and Chair of the CAA’s Technical Committee. He works as a guide for CMH and a senior avalanche specialist with Alpine Solutions. He is an civil engineer by training, completed a PhD in
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2025 CAA Service Award Recipients
Jock Richardson, Grant Statham, and Pascal Haegeli were the recipients of the CAA Service Award at the 2025 Spring Conference in Penticton. JOCK RICHARDSON Jock was nominated for the CAA Service Award for his outstanding and long-time contribution as an ITP instructor, having taught over 90courses throughout his career. “The researcher Gary Klein tells us
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CAA Honorary Members: David McClung and Karl Klassen
Two long-time important contributors to our industry were appointed Honorary Members of the Canadian Avalanche Association at the 2025 Spring Conference.
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The Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale V.2
ATES 2.0 updates the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale by adding two new classes of terrain, a waterfall ice climbing communication model, and updating the technical model.
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Avalanche History: Passenger Train Collides with Avalanche Debris in the Fraser Canyon: January 15, 1909
Shortly past mid-day on January 15, 1909, a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train snaked south along the precipitous western bank of the Fraser River north of Yale, British Columbia.
Landscape Architecture: Collaboration of Industries
Forestry cutblocks can have an impact on snow stability or open up avalanche terrain. Do foresters recognize the impact of their work?
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Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks—The Recovery Mission on Howse Peak
Adam Sherriff writes about how he and his avalanche rescue dog found three world-class climbers killed in an avalanche on Howse Peak in 2019.
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Post-Wildfire Analysis of Avalanche Hazard
This 2019 article looks at the impacts of wildfires on avalanche activity, using examples from Mt. Whymper and Waterton Lakes National Park.
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O’bellX in Fernie: A Taste of the future?
By Tyler Carson, Forecasting Supervisor, Fernie Alpine Resort This article was initially published in The Avalanche Journal, Volume 135, Summer 2024 PRIOR TO THE 2020-21 SEASON, Fernie Alpine Resort (FAR) partnered with TAS by MND, Avatek, and Mountain Technical Canada Inc. to provide a demonstration site for their O’bellX Options+ remote avalanche control system (RACS)
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