5 Essential Skills You Will Learn From Avalanche Training
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 […]
Pre season training | Snowboard | Sled | Ski workout
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 […]
Avalanche Transceiver – 7 step buying guide
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 […]
Blue Green Planet Project
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 during your Avalanche Course
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 […]
How has covid affected our decision making in the backcountry?
[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 […]
Online course assistance
[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
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 […]
In a matter of seconds
[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
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 […]