The Summer 2023 issue of The Avalanche Journal is now available free, online, through our complete Journal Archives. This issue looks at intersectional heuristics in backcountry travel, the importance of safe work practices, how forecasters assess avalanche problems, and attempts at setting up a heli-ski operation in far eastern China. The centrepiece of the issue looks at a massive avalanche near Revelstoke and asks the question: “Was it a Size 5?”
Check it out:
Steve Brushey and Scott Garvin write about using the first O’Bellx unit of Canada as part of the BC Ministry of Transportation’s Northwest Avalanche Program in the winter of 2019-20.
Brendan Martland take a somewhat humorous look at some common avalanche terms and how they are often misused. Part 1 in a two-part series.
Grant Statham talks about the development of the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard, its use today, and possible future development.
Peter Barsevskis looks at the Blade Hardness Gauge and makes recommendations on how it should be used and how it can be compared to the standard hand hardness test.
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.
