Avalanche Safety

• Dangerous avalanche conditions forecast to continue through the weekend

  Avalanche Canada is warning about dangerous avalanche conditions in the Rocky Mountains of southern Alberta and British Columbia.

  Weather

  Mar 28, 2025
  
• ‘Now is not the time to be in the backcountry,’ Avalanche experts say

  Avalanche experts are warning backcountry enthusiasts of very dangerous snow conditions in the mountains of southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia.

  Environment

  Mar 25, 2025
  
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• 21-year-old junior hockey player identified as Lake Louise avalanche victim

  The Rocky Rams Junior Hockey team has identified the Lake Louise avalanche victim as 21-year-old Cale Stecyk.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2023
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• Search-and-rescue crew braves avalanche conditions to pluck injured skier from North Shore

  The rescue comes amid warnings of significant avalanche risk in backcountry areas across the province, and a day after three German tourists were killed in a slide in eastern B.C.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2023
• Long weekend avalanche warning issued in B.C. amid deadly season

  This season's death toll has topped B.C.'s 10-year average of seven annual avalanche fatalities. Just, 2011-2012 (10) and 2015-2016 (14) have proven deadlier in the last decade.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2023
• Fatal slide near Golden brings B.C.’s 2023 avalanche death toll to 9

  The Thursday slide is the second deadly avalanche in British Columbia in under a week.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2023
• Experts advising public to stay safe in B.C.’s high risk avalanche areas

  Avalanche forecasters are once again warning the public of the potential avalanche conditions across B.C.'s interior and the widespread risk.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2023
• Avalanche Canada to expand safety services in B.C. with $10 million provincial grant

  75 per cent of all avalanche fatalities in Canada occur in B.C., according to the provincial government.

  Canada

  May 17, 2021
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• ‘A design flaw’: Widow of B.C. avalanche victim says voluntary recall of beacons not enough

  Corey Lynam's avalanche beacon switched broadcast modes when he was caught up in a slide in 2017, preventing his companions from locating him in time to save him.

  News

  Mar 5, 2021
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• Avalanche Canada’s new online portal promotes avalanche safety

  "We don't want to discourage people from going outside and into the backcountry but we want people to do it with the knowledge they need and make the decisions."

  Weather

  Dec 29, 2020