The Canadian Hydrological Model is a new way of estimating snow cover in the Canadian Rockies. It can provide vital information for avalanche professionals, snow hydrology researchers, and alpinists, who are all interested in snow cover.
Nata De Leeuw looks into how forecasters determine when an avalanche problem is a wind slab and when it’s a storm slab, and why that matters.
Researchers from Alaska, Canada, and Switzerland recently published a study looking at the impact of avalanches on mountain goats. The study shows the high toll avalanches have on these animals.
This article by looks at what happens when a cold, dry snowpack warms up significantly at temperatures below freezing.
Research from Simon Fraser University’s Avalanche Research Program looks at including quizzes in avalanche forecasts.
Heather Hordowick researches how forecasters add, transition, and remove avalanche problems from public avalanche forecasts.
A study by Montana State University looks at the effects of different Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS).
From 2005: Cam Campbell looks at the impact of El Niño and other climatic indices on winters in western Canada.
Anne St. Clair honoured as Avalanche Diva at ISSW 2023.
