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News categories: avalanche


109 records from November 2000 to January 2005
   
2005  Avalanche risk rated considerable   January 22
 Trudeau renews call for avalanche system funds   January 20
 A honky tonk chance to fund avalanche safety   January 11
 “Learn, and Live” at avalanche awareness night January 16   January 10
2004  Avalanche risks considerable in Rockies   December 29
 New avalanche rules for backcountry   December 3
 Avalanche terrain ratings for the mountain National Parks   December 3
 New trail rules aim to save skiers   December 2
 Parks creates avalanche terrain exposure scale   November 25
 How to know when it’s safe to go   November 25
 Feds, industry fund chair in avalanche risk control   November 25
 Insightful book informative about backcountry avalanche menace   November 23
 Calgary workshop targets experienced backcountry skiers   November 18
 Ski trip turns deadly in Yoho   April 11
 New rescue team greets avalanche season   April 9
 Parks changes backcountry rules for school groups   March 25
 Parks Canada announces new avalanche legislation   March 23
 School groups must now have guides in avalanche country   March 23
 Avalanche risk extreme   March 9
 No substance to Warren Miller controversy, say skiers   March 2
 New avalanche warning system could save lives   February 27
 Parks innovations to improve avalanche awareness   February 26
 Justin Trudeau “overwhelmed with joy” at avalanche centre’s progress   February 26
 Avalanche deaths a reminder of danger   February 17
 Rescue dogs credited with finding victims   February 15
 Expert climbers had no chance   February 14
 Banff avalanche leaves three climbers dead   February 13
 Three die in Alberta avalanche   February 13
 U.S. ice climbers found dead after avalanche   February 13
 Talks around avalanche centre begin   February 11
 Banff team finds Nelson-area avalanche victim   February 6
 Special warning issued over avalanche threat   February 2
 Groups working to improve avalanche warnings   January 28
 Restrict school trips, avalanche probe urges   January 27
 Avalanche report “sloppy, pathetic” says victim’s parents   January 27
 Parent slams latest avalanche report   January 27
 No new avalanche awareness funding from province   January 5
2003  Parks Canada says ski guides not mandatory for schools   December 22
 Avalanche tragedies lead to valuable changes   December 19
 Avalanche threat comes early   November 26
 Park wardens on alert for risky avalanche season   November 21
 First avalanches of the season, no injuries   November 21
 Avalanche Association holding workshop in Calgary   November 9
 B.C. wants Alberta to pony up for avalanche safety fund   November 6
 Summer fires fuel avalanche fears   October 26
 Fires may increase avalanche danger   October 24
 Avalanche report has Banff implications   July 2
 Avalanche victim relives “ice coffin”   April 28
 Parks Canada to review backcountry safety   April 25
 Backcountry danger hurts adventure businesses   March 20
 Parks Canada steps up avalanche warning   March 20
 Avalanche kills American tourist   March 20
 Avalanche claims life of American snowshoer   March 19
 Weather sparked avalanches and closed several highways   March 19
 Snowshoer dies in avalanche near Lake Louise   March 16
 Travellers warned of increasing risks   March 13
 Avalanche worries keep highways closed   March 13
 B.C. launches review of avalanche safety   February 17
 Adventurers seek danger of the mountains   February 12
 Cash sought for avalanche bulletins   February 12
 Officials spurn B.C. skiing rules   February 10
 Banff school calls off trip to same area   February 8
 How a carefully planned adventure became a tragedy   February 8
 Banff schools put ski adventures on hold   February 7
 Banff school’s ski trip re-examined   February 6
 Schools reconsider backcountry trips   February 5
 Judging the risks in the backcountry   February 4
 More funding urged for research, safety   February 4
 Province to look at avalanche funding   February 4
 Weak snow layers need more study, experts say   February 3
 Seven more skiers dead in B.C. avalanche   February 2
 Avalanche victim mourned   January 23
 Confusion, disbelief spread in Revelstoke   January 21
 Freak avalanche claims seven wilderness skiers   January 21
 Eight heli-skiers killed in avalanche near Revelstoke   January 20
 Learning how to live with avalanches   January 15
 Avalanche Awareness Night at Banff Centre   January 9
 Avalanche danger high   January 2
 Snow education better than no education   January 2
 Thrill-seekers warned   January 1
2002  Avoiding the whiteout wipe out   December 26
 After the fall: help for climbers   December 25
 Avalanche: it’s about what you snow   November 20
 Never consider tracks a sign of intelligent life   November 16
 Temperature surge sparks avalanche caution   May 10
 Two snowboarders killed in avalanche at Fortress   April 15
 Fortress avalanche kills 2 Calgarians   April 15
 Improved awareness urged after avalanche deaths   April 15
 Obituary of Michael Wynn, Jasper warden killed in avalanche   March 14
 Avalanche deaths feared to hit record high in 2002   February 12
 Avalanche bulletin saved   February 12
 Death darkens avalanche night   January 16
 Snowmobiler dies in avalanche near Invermere   January 15
 Avalanche death puts focus on safety   January 14
 Warden dies after massive slide south of Jasper   January 14
 Experienced park warden dies in avalanche   January 14
 Avalanche south of Jasper kills one warden and injures two others   January 14
 Avalanche kills Jasper warden   January 13
 Wardens dug from avalanche at Parkers Ridge   January 13
 Avalanche forecaster in financial straits   January 12
 Trudeau son decries avalanche-warning cut   January 12
2001  Avalanche awaress night January 18   January 16
 Conditions ripe for avalanches   January 12
 Avalanche danger extreme   January 10
2000  Avalanche risk high   December 31
 Retriever finds lift operator buried after avalanche in Fernie   December 21
 Jasper avalanche survivors thank their rescuer   November 18
 Man saves avalanche victims   November 17

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