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Are you a seasoned backcountry adventurer or just getting into the game? Take your skills to the next level by taking an Avalanche Skills Training (AST) course! Ask any old […]

How in the world do we prepare for the upcoming backcountry season? Snowboard workouts, ski workouts, sled workouts, oh my! Sled workouts are aka throwing our back out by lifting […]

Purchasing an avalanche transceiver is the equivalent of starting a long term relationship. Their online profile looks shiny, it claims to have all the features (reliable, fast, sleek) so you […]

If you haven’t already noticed we love the mountains … like a whole awful lot. We have seen first hand how climate change has & continues to affect the beautiful […]

What to expect in your avalanche course Signing up for an avalanche course is a big step that can be scary for a lot of folks. We want to help […]

[vc_text_separator title=”” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-moon-o” i_color=”chino” i_size=”sm” color=”chino” add_icon=”true”] When I read the latest Avalanche Canada newsletter and saw the words ‘risk management fatigue’ a light went off. I thought “this […]

[themeum_title title=”Online learning road blocks”]   Okay lets get real. We can tell you everything you need to know about snow but technology… oh my! We have tested our online […]

Backcountry gear storage I am always reluctant to admit that the winter season is over and it is time to put my backcountry gear away. I like to wait until […]

[vc_text_separator title=”” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-moon-o” i_color=”mulled_wine” i_size=”xs” color=”mulled_wine” add_icon=”true”] In the backcountry that is all it takes… seconds… for your day to go from a good one to a story that […]

Backcountry gear guide Okay so everyone writes a gear guide, what they recommend, what sucks, who sponsors them. So why am I writing a not so original gear guide? Because […]