CPD: Professionalism in Scope - Wednesday 8 May - Penticton

Guest speakers from law, medicine and other fields will describe how their members defined their body of knowledge and scope of practice. Learning from the experience of others will help the CAA define and clarify the extent and limits of professional avalanche work in Canada. Click here for more details.

Click on the link below for online ticket sales.

Chris Stethem Honoured

On March 2, 2013, at the CAF Fundraising Dinner at Whistler, Chris Stethem received the inaugural Peter Schaerer Award for Lifetime Achievement in Avalanche Safety. We’ve put together some highlights of the evening.

Membership Renewal

To pay your 2013 membership dues online click on the link below. You will need your invoice which was mailed out on December 20th.

Spring Conference and Meetings

Click below for the latest information on the CAA's Spring Conference and Meetings being held from May 6 - 10 in Penticton

Job Opportunity: IT Support Specialist

A new job opportunity for the CAA. Please view the posting and apply today!

News from Russia

Check out this great video from the recent Russian Mountain Guides Association Level 1 course.

InfoEx Update - 6 February 2013

We have had some further problems with InfoEx recently, and apologize to subscribers for difficulties that have resulted.  Our IT department is working hard to resolve these issues and has consulted with previous InfoEx support staff (Yves Richard).
We are in the process of setting up an enhanced monitoring system, but we also request help from subscribers:

If you notice a problem with InfoEx please call the 24 hour support number (1-877-811-8122) as soon as possible.

This will benefit all subscribers by alerting us to the problems and getting issues resolved as quickly as possible with a minimum of system downtime.

InfoEx Update

The InfoEx Database now appears to be stable again, but CAA staff are continuing to monitor the situation in case more problems arise. If you are experiencing difficulties contact InfoEx support via the link below or e-mail infoexsupport@avalanche.ca.

InfoEx Update

The InfoEx Database has been experiencing instability recently. The staff of the CAA are working non-stop to rectify this problem. We sincerely apologize for any difficulties experienced by subscribers as a result.

Our short term immediate goal is to have InfoEx up and stabilized. Our medium term goal is to modify the InfoEx environment to prevent further instabilities. Our goal for next season is a rebuilt InfoEx on a consistent platform with robust architecture that avoids these difficulties all together.

We appreciate your patience while we work through this challenge.

Rescue Resource Directory

2012-13 Version available to download

New Special Promotion from InReach Canada for CAA Members

InReach Canada is offering a special promotion for CAA members.

Precautionary Recall of Older Snowpulse Cartridges

Transport Canada Notice for Avalanche Blasting

HCC - Acceptance of CSGA Certification

Comparison of avalanche survival patterns in Canada and Switzerland

Pascal Haegeli, Markus Falk, Hermann Brugger, Hans-Jürg Etter and Jeff Boyd

Field observations vs snowpack tests: Which is best when?

by Bruce Jamieson