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Canada Avalanche

Avalanche Buries Snowmobiler

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.24.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Search and rescue crews have located the body of a snowmobiler caught in an avalanche west of Kimberley, B.C., on Saturday.The man — who...

B.C. Avalanche Danger Ramps Up

CBC | Posted 05.01.2013 | Canada British Columbia

The first Pineapple Express storm of the season — a blast of warm, moist, sub-tropical air and torrential rain — has hit B.C.'s South Coast, hikin...

B.C. Ice Climbers Survive Avalanche

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.11.2013 | Canada British Columbia

FIELD, B.C. - Two B.C. ice climbers dodged death, along with torrents of snow and ice, while climbing a frozen waterfall in Yoho National Park in sout...

B.C. Avalanche Risk Runs High

CBC | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada British Columbia

The Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning skiers and snowboarders about a high avalanche risk in parts of the province. The warning includ...

B.C.'s High Avalanche Risk

CBC | Posted 01.29.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A heavy snowfall forecast for the Sea to Sky region north of Vancouver has pushed the avalanche danger rating up to high for the first time this seaso...

Banff Skiers Warned Of Dangers Conditions

CBC | Posted 03.01.2012 | Canada

Safety officials in Banff National Park are urging people to exercise extreme caution when heading to the mountains this weekend. ...

Second Avalanche Death In B.C.

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.01.2012 | Canada

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A holiday adventure turned into a tragedy for a group of heli-skiers in the British Columbia backcountry after one person was kill...

B.C. Avalanche Risk Rated High

CBC | Posted 02.27.2012 | Canada

Heavy snow and the risk of avalanches have closed several B.C. mountain passes, including the Trans-Canada Highway between Golden and Rev...