avalanche warning

• Avalanche warning issued for ‘widespread area’ in Alberta, B.C.

  Avalanche Canada said there have been some close calls reported recently, "and the Rocky Mountain national parks report large avalanches running the full extent of their paths."

  Weather

  Mar 4
• Snowboarder killed in avalanche at Brandywine Bowl near Whistler

  A 45-year-old man is dead after an avalanche in the area of Brandywine Bowl near Whistler.

  Feb 13
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• Special avalanche warning issued for B.C.’s South Coast

  Avalanche Canada has issued a warning, due to a "highly unusual" snowpack with a weak, buried snow layer not typically found in the region's warmer climate.

  Environment

  Jan 29
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• Snow bikers killed in B.C. avalanche remembered as passionate adventurers

  Friends and family have identified the victims as Graham Haywood and Nick Bowker, who were snow biking in the area of Goat Peak near Pemberton, B.C.

  Weather

  Jan 3
• Warning issued for human-triggered avalanches in B.C. mountains this weekend

  The risk of a slide on the South Coast and the Sea to Sky regions is at level four, meaning that human-triggered avalanches are very likely.

  Weather

  Jan 1
• Avalanche warning issued for much of Western Canada headed into Christmas weekend

  Heading into a Christmas weekend that's expected to be warmer than usual, an avalanche warning has been issued for most of Alberta's mountain parks and eastern British Columbia.

  Weather

  Dec 23, 2020
• Rare ‘extreme’ avalanche warning issued for B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region

  The agency said "a barrage of intense storms" was forecast to dump between 40 cm and a metre of snow in the area around Whistler and to the west and south.

  Jan 3, 2020
• ‘The best decision you can make might be to stay at home’: Avalanche warnings issued across B.C. and Alberta

  In the wake of a powerful winter storm, and with the holidays here, avalanche officials are issuing an urgent appeal to back- and front-country users to be wary of conditions.

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  Dec 23, 2019
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• B.C. avalanche narrowly misses Calgary hockey team’s bus

  It was a very close call for a players of the International Hockey Academy Midget Prep team Sunday afternoon. Their bus was nearly caught in the middle of a small avalanche.

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  Mar 18, 2019
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• Special avalanche warning issued for western Canada

  The warning applies to all of the mountain ranges Avalanche Canada forecasts for, as well as those covered by Parks Canada and Kananaskis Country.

  Mar 18, 2019