Special Avalanche Warning for South Chilcotin, South Selkirks and Monashees and West Kootenay, March 13/14

Please read our press release by clicking on the link below.

Special Avalanche Warning For Widespread Regions of BC’s Backcountry March 4-8

Third weekend of special avalanche warning in a row. See our gallery of recent avalanche activity here. Read our press release below.

Special Avalanche Warning - Most Areas of BC, February 26, 2010

Candles to Remember Fundraiser

On February 26 "Candles to Remember" was launched.  This is a fundraiser in memory of snowmobilers that have lost their lives to avalanches.  The money raised through this 4 week fundraiser will be presented to the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) to invest in snowmobile specific programs and resources. Get your order in today!

Avalanche Fatality Trophy Range, South Cariboos Feb 17, 2010

The CAC has received confirmation of an avalanche fatality involving a backcountry skier on. Please read this incident report.

Special avalanche warning for Columbia and South Coast Mountains, February 18, 2010

Avalanche Fatality North Columbia, Bewes Ck - Crazy Ck. area. February 14, 2009

View the avalanche incident report for a snowmobile avalanche fatality in the North Columbia area between Revelstoke and Sicamous

BC Coroners Service Snowmobile Death Review Panel

Press release regarding the British Columbia Coroner's Service Death Review Panel report on mountain snowmobiling deaths in 2008-09

Death Review Panel Complete Report

Read the complete Snowmobile Death Review Panel report

March 1910 Avalanche Disaster Anniversary

Fold paper cranes to commemorate this tragic event in hopes that a similar one might never occur again

New Iphone Application for Bulletins

Thanks to MEC, we have a new Iphone application available for CAC Bulletins! Click below to be directed to the Itunes online store.

Weather Section has moved to "pre-trip planning". Follow this link

Youth avalanche safety - check out our pages for youth and our pages for educators