From the Archives: The Avalanche Detective
An oral account of an avalanche heard while vacationing in Newfoundland leads to information about an 1891 slide that took three lives in a tiny coastal community.
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RECCO Reckoning
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.
Wicked Learning
Brad Roach reflects on a tragic avalanche and how it shaped his career in the avalanche industry.