Vision & Mission

Canada's National Public Safety Organization

Vision
To be a world leader in public avalanche awareness, education and safety services.

Mission
To provide leadership, development, communication, coordination and delivery of public avalanche safety products and services through a collaborative, diverse and multilevel network.

This mission is reflected in the purposes, or objects, of the society as incorporated:

  • Coordinating public avalanche safety programming;
  • Providing public avalanche safety warnings;
  • Delivering public avalanche awareness and education;
  • Providing avalanche training for non-professional winter recreation;
  • Serving as point of contact for public, private and government avalanche information and;
  • Encouraging avalanche research.