By Matt Macdonald, Previous Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with the Meteorological Service of Canada, now Lead Fire WeatherForecaster with BC Wild re Service,and Paul Harwood, District Avalanche Supervisor for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s North Cascades Program This article was originally published in The Avalanche Journal, Vol. 126, Spring 2021 SOME OF THE BIGGEST SNOWFALLS […]
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)
O’bellX in Fernie: A Taste of the future? Read More »
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.
Considering your Nearest Neighbours Read More »
A look at cornice incidents at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, and cornice management at Whistler Blackcomb.
From the Archives: The Cornice Challenge—Part 2 Read More »
Part 1 of this series from 2014 looks at avalanche incidents involving cornices at Sunshine Village and in the backcountry.
From the Archives: The Cornice Challenge—Part 1 Read More »
Alex Baechler reflects on a close-call when he was a young ski patroller, and the duty for avalanche workers to refuse unsafe work.
Temperament Over Time Read More »
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
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Reforestation should be considered as a long-term avalanche control option, writes MOTI avalanche technician Mark Grist.
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