A skier triggered and was carried by a D2 slide outside Lake Louise Ski Area on Tuesday.

Parks Canada says visitor safety staff responded Jan. 20 to an avalanche on the backcountry run known as “Vortex,” located outside the Lake Louise Ski Area in Banff National Park. The incident was ...

Parks Canada says the skier is safe after being carried to the bottom in an avalanche and said it is reminder that such ...

Avalanche experts say recent storms followed by prolonged warming are making snowpack conditions harder to assess, increasing uncertainty for people travelling in southern B.C.’s backcountry.

A person has died after being caught and buried in an avalanche near Tumbler Ridge in northern B.C., according to Avalanche Canada. The organization dedicated to public avalanche safety said three ...

Wet snow has the avalanche danger in the West Kootenay backcountry increased to “considerable” today and for the next three days, according to Avalanche Canada.

BC Park rangers are ready to test backcountry recreators on their avalanche knowledge at Red Heather and Mt. Seymour.

Motorists looking to travel east of Revelstoke tomorrow will have to wait as avalanche control work is expected to close the Trans-Canada Highway for a couple hours.

Researchers from Simon Fraser University are urging snowshoers and winter hikers to get clued up on avalanche safety after a new study found a concerning lack of awareness among those taking part in ...