CAA History Project Interview: Bill Mark
Bill Mark is a senior lead guide for Mike Wiegele Heli Skiing and was the President of the Canadian Avalanche Association from 1997 to 2003.
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From the Archives: The Cornice Challenge—Part 2
A look at cornice incidents at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, and cornice management at Whistler Blackcomb.
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From the Archives: The Cornice Challenge—Part 1
Part 1 of this series from 2014 looks at avalanche incidents involving cornices at Sunshine Village and in the backcountry.
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Could it be a Size 5?
Mark Grist examines a massive avalanche in the Jack Macdonald slide path east of Revelstoke from Jan. 2022, and whether or not it meets the criteria of a Size 5.
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Shattering the Ice Ceiling: CAA Hosts First All-Women Ops 1
Canadian Avalanche Association hosts first ever all-women Avalanche Operations Level 1 course at Kootenay Pass.
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Responsive Forecast Regions
Karl Klassen looks at Avalanche Canada’s shift to flexible forecast regions.
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Interview: Revising the Avalanche Size Scale
Tyler Carson talks about proposed revisions to the avalanche size scale that aim to improve consistency among professionals in estimating avalanche size.
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From the Archives: The Risky Shift Phenomenon—What Is It, Why Does It Occur, and What are the Implications for Outdoor Recreationists?
In this 2005 article, Tony Webster looks at the “Risky Shift” phenomenon – the tendency for decisions made in groups to be less conservative than the decision of the average group member.
The Avalanche Journal – Volume 132 Now Online
The Summer 2023 issue of The Avalanche Journal is now available free, online, through our complete Journal Archives.
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RECCO Reckoning
On March 20, Lion’s Bay Search & Rescue used a helicopter-mounted RECCO detector to find an avalanche victim who was last heard from six days earlier. This was the first time this tool was successfully used in a SAR operation in Canada.