3 Ways to Learn Backcountry Safety
Equip yourself to make good decisions in the backcountry. Here are 3 ways to learn skills when you can’t get into a avy skills class.
avalanche awareness
Silver Avalanche Memorial: Jan. 7, 2021
For the one-year anniversary of the avalanche at Silver Mountain Resort in North Idaho, the resort will host a memorial event to honor the three victims.
Selkirk Powder Guides Offer Avalanche Education
Sandpoint, Idaho In an effort to increase opportunities for backcountry skiers and riders to undertake state of the art backcountry travel learning opportunities in the American Selkirks, Selkirk Powder Guides (SPG) has joined the national team of the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) providers for the 20/21 season. Established in 2003, and …
Regional Avalanche Center in Trouble
Retired board member of Friends of IPAC Liam Fitzgerald explains how Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center (IPAC) is being impacted by USFS budget cuts.
Dangerous Things: Not Saying Yes to Adventure
Some of the most dangerous things are not doing what we love and never experiencing the elation that comes with time spent outside, enjoyed with your people.
Avalanche Awareness workshop with Northwest Avalanche Center
The NWAC Avalanche Awareness Workshop target is for the winter backcountry traveler. Whether you ski, snowshoe, snowboard or snowmobile in the backcountry, recognition of avalanche danger is an essential and potentially lifesaving skill. This session introduces and explains where and why avalanches occur and provides a basic approach to managing risk in the backcountry. Learn …
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Mountain Safety – Avalanche Awareness
While there have always been news stories about avalanches, some incidents more sad and deadly than others, this Silver Mountain avalanche is a home heart-break story. Mountains will still be our happy place, and powder days will still bring us joy. But now we do so with the knowledge of this cautionary chapter in our regional history. We would be remiss to not learn lessons from our sorrow.
Inland NW Avalanche Awareness
Dudley Improta, an avalanche specialist with the West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation (WCMAC), carefully digs a pit on a finger ridge, high on the slopes of Morrell Mountain, in the Swan Range east of Seeley Lake. He uses the blade of his aluminum shovel to shave the sides, isolating a cross-section of the snow as …
Avalanche Safety Classes: If You’re Going to Ski or Ride the Backcountry, Be Prepared
Riding season is upon us, including the influx of powder-enticing ski/snowboard movies. As we watch in awe as the pros rip and slash through the scenes, the allure of riding powder in the backcountry becomes ever more present in our own dreams. We think, “Maybe this year I will venture out into the side/backcountry,” to …
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