Avalanche Accounts: Sharing a Meaningful Experience
Martina Halik shares an account of an avalanche incident and the power of sharing her story with the public.
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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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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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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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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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The Avalanche Heckler—Part 2
Brendan Martland takes issue with the mis-use of several avalanche terms, including ‘beacon’ and ‘temperature crust.’
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First in Canada—35 Mile O’bellx
Steve Brushey and Scott Garvin write about using the first O’Bellx unit of Canada as part of the BC Ministry of Transportation’s Northwest Avalanche Program in the winter of 2019-20.
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The Avalanche Heckler – Part 1
Brendan Martland take a somewhat humorous look at some common avalanche terms and how they are often misused. Part 1 in a two-part series.
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Considering your Nearest Neighbours
A report for the BC Ministry of Transportation’s Northwest Avalanche Control Program looks at best practices for conducting avalanche control in mountain goat habitat.
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