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.
Alex Baechler reflects on a close-call when he was a young ski patroller, and the duty for avalanche workers to refuse unsafe work.
Julie McBride reflects on a dangerous avalanche cycle at Marmot Basin in 2016 that resulted in several avalanches involving professionals, including a Marmot patroller.
An overview of the avalanche detection network in Glacier National Park, BC.
Intersectional heuristics is the missing heuristic trap that makes backcountry groups vulnerable to unconscious bias towards various identities.
Dr. Bruce Jamieson looks at two different ways to measure the size of an avalanche, using a recent avalanche in Kananaskis Country as an example.
Tyler Carson writes about the Fernie ski patrol’s journey to a more holistic approach to mental health.
Cognitive Systems Engineering (CSE) research identifies that expert snow safety practitioners use implicit knowledge and continuous cognitive efforts not fully captured in protocols, to manage avalanche risks.
Will drones be used to conduct avalanche control in the future? In January in Alaska, two state agencies—the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities and the Alaska Railroad Collaboration—collaborated to test out Drone Amplified’s new Drone Avalanche Reduction Technology. The system was used to deliver two CIL explosives that were detonated to trigger to …
