Gallery: Scenes from the 2025 CAA Spring Conference

Social time prior to the AGM.
Robin Siggers (left), Gord Ritchie, and Deb Ritchie grab their coffees prior to the AGM.
RECCO’s Gord Bruns at his last Spring Conference.
CAA President Eirik Sharp during the AGM.
Richard Haywood, vice-chair of the Membership Committee, provides the membership committee report on behalf of Director Kerry Macdonald.
InfoEx Manager Stuart Smith delivers his annual report.
The CAA Board of Directors during the AGM, from left: Kate Erwin, Kate Snedeker, Brad White, Sofia Forsman, Tyler Carson, Jesse Percival (Treasurer), Steve Conger (Vice-president), and Eirik Sharp (Treasurer), and Executive Director Joe Obad.
CAA Sponsor Mammut
Anona Kampe from the Penticton Indian Band provided a welcome on behalf of the local first nations.
Benjamin Imbach, a PhD student from the University du Quebec a Rimouski, responds to questions about his presentation on validating weather data, while Bill Mark (left) looks on.
Jennifer Godbout talks about facing fear and uncertainty.
Dave McClung expresses gratitude after being made an Honorary Member.
Two new CAA Service Award recipients: Grant Statham (left) and Pascal Haegeli. Missing is Jock Richardson.
The two new Honorary Members: Dr. David McClung (left) and Karl Klassen.
Jordy Shepherd (left) and Chris Dyck enjoy a conversation at the Spring Conference.
Tim Philips from Jasper National Park speaks about the challenges of managing small avalanche slopes above the Icefields Parkway.
Judson Wright and Morgan Dinsdale’s presentation on State of the Snowpack was very well received.
The ISSW Whistler 2026 Science Committee took some time to meet up at the Member Social.
The burger bar was a success again.
Brent Strand and Rosie Denton enjoy a chat.
CAA staff enjoy the Member Social, from left: Dru Petrosan, Eiri Smith, Caroline Poole, and Stuart Smith.
Robin Siggers (left) and Grant Helgeson discuss important business at the Member Social.
Colin Garritty enjoys a conversation at the Member Social.
Nicole Koshure looks at the challenges of managing changing glaciated terrain on Blackcomb Mountain.
Joe Obad (right) accepts the annual donation from Braeden Schmidt of CIL Avalanche, worth $21,240.86. The money represents a percentage of sales from CIL to the avalanche industry.
Over 300 people attended the Spring Conference in person.
Over 300 people attended the Spring Conference in person.
Uwe Gramann provided an overview of recent temperature and snowfall data for western Canada, their changes, and a look ahead.
From left: Matt O’Rourke, Kei Grey, and Sydney Badger discuss the evolution of Whistler Blackcomb’s ski patrol’s stress resilience team.
Link Up & Learn was very well attended this year.
Link Up & Learn featured 10 industry veterans and was attended by several dozen members looking for mentorship.
New avalanche professionals listen engaged during Link Up & Learn.
Mark Stanley from Brucejack Mine was one of the experienced mentors for Link Up & Learn.
Julie McBride’s presentation (with Cam Campbell) looked at forecasting for Path 51 on the Duffey Highway.
Oscar White’s presentation looked at the benefits of pre-exposure on student learning.
Gilles Valade delivers the annual update on Avalanche Canada, with Dominic Boucher from Avalanche Quebec waiting on.
Ralph Blumeberg from Drone Amplified presents on the use of drones for avalanche control in Alaska.
Pascal Haegeli delivers a presentation on user awareness of uncertainty based on work by PhD student Eeva Latusuo.
From left: Simon Horton, Florian Herla, and Martin Perfler answer questions about snowpack modeling.
Maris Fraser, ITP Manager, Joe Obad, Executive Director, and Rosie Denton, Operations Manager, hand out prizes at the end of the Spring Conference.

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