An interview with Steve Scott, the operations manager and lead forecaster for Great Canadian Tours. Steve is also a manager with Revelstoke Search & Rescue, and President and Examiner of the Canadian Motorized Backcountry Guides Association.
Interview: Steve Scott on Managing a Snowmobile Guiding Operation Read More »
A look at the snowpack.avalanche.ca dashboard. What it does, how it works, how you can use it, and plans for the future.
Inside the Snowpack Model Dashboard Read More »
By Scott Thumlert This article was originally published in The Avalanche Journal, Vol. 137, Winter 2025 INTRODUCTIONAssessing, rating, and forecasting the physical hazard posed by snow avalanches is fundamental to daily work for avalanche professionals. Avalanche risk mitigation strategies (e.g. explosive control, communicating danger level and terrain advice to public, closing terrain at a resort,
CMAH 2.0: Adding Hazard Ratings to the Conceptual Model Read More »
Grant Statham talks about the development of the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard, its use today, and possible future development.
Interview: Grant Statham on the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard Read More »
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.
Wind Slab or Storm Slab? Read More »
Karl Klassen looks at Avalanche Canada’s shift to flexible forecast regions.
Responsive Forecast Regions Read More »
An overview of the avalanche detection network in Glacier National Park, BC.
Avalanche Detection in Glacier National Park Read More »
A look at how satellites are being used to detect avalanches in Norway.
The View from Space Read More »
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.
From the archives: Start Making Sense—Cognitive Work in Avalanche Forecasting Read More »
Atmospheric Rivers cause significant impacts, including flooding, landslides, and snow avalanches. Recent research has yielded new forecasting resources with impressive accuracy as early as seven days out.
