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Snow and Mud First Annual Golf Tournament

You are invited to the Snow and Mud Fundraiser for the CAC!

August 29th 8:00am
River Ridge Golf and Country Club
18 hole Texas Scramble
Includes cart and steak dinner
$120.00 pp

Please contact Ron at 780-982-5931 to sign up!

Candles To Remember Fundraiser

The CAC extends a big thank you to Sherry Waldroff for organizing this fundraiser. Candles to Remember raised over $8600 including candle orders, cash donations and the donation drive through the Zacs Tracs website.

  • Top Clubs: Fort Saskatchewan Snow Angles and Blue River Powder Packers
  • Top Individuals: Tom Robinson and Sara Gillis

Thank you to the participating businesses and vendors:

  • St Paul Power Merchants
  • Zacs Tracs
  • Avalanche Safety Solutions
  • SnowandMud.com
  • Allied Flux Reclaiming

The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) will direct The Candles to Remember financial contribution to update the On-line Trip Planner for snowmobile areas we will be increasing the amount of snowmobile terrain ratings available and incorporating a map viewer such as Google Maps to view information about avalanche terrain so that users can plan where to go according to the avalanche conditions of the day.

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North Columbia

  • Revelstoke Boulder Mountain, Frisby Ridge, Keystone Basin, Sale Mountain
  • Valemount/Blue River Clemina Creek, Allen Creek
  • Wells/Barkerville Groundhog Lake, Yanks Peak, Spanish Mountain
  • McBride Luceille and Bell Mountains

South Columbia

  • Golden Quartz Creek, Gorman Creek
  • Invermere/Cranbrook Silent Pass, Lumberton, Forster Creek
  • Sicamous Owls Head, Eagle Pass, Mt Mara, Hunters Range

North Rockies - BC

  • Prince George (North) Torpy, Kakwa, Tumbler Ridge
  • Chetwynd Hastler, Silver Sands
  • MacKenzie Powder King
  • McBride Renshaw
  • Please note the North Rockies report  is issued on Thursdays only. You can also check the North Columbia bulletin for these areas for more information.

South Rockies

  • Fernie, Elk Valley, Crowsnest Pass: The Notch, Harvey Creek, Cataract Creek, Corbin, Lost Lake, Carbondale Creek, Atlas, Alexander, Castle Mnt, York Creek

Kootenay Boundary

  • Nelson, Salmo, Creston: Goldrange, Marble, Ladybird, Kootenay Pass, Bombi, Monitor Creek, Sheep Creek

South Coast

  • Whistler, Pemberton:  Falls Lake, Pemberton Icecap, Brandywine, Rutherford

Northwest - BC

  • Smithers/Telkwa: Pine Creek, Microwave

Kootenay Boundary

South Columbia

North Columbia

South Coast

North Central BC

Northwest Regions

Vancouver Island

North Rockies

South Rockies

Bow Valley

Jasper and Area

AB - Other

Northern Areas

Eastern Canada

USA

International

Colleges and Universities

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Go Big & Go Home

Yamaha Mountain Sled Promotion - you can get the latest avalanche gear with your new sled!

 

New CAC Supporting Sponsor

Thank you to the Calgary Snowmobile Club for their generous donation to the CAC public avalanche safety programming!

 

Quartz Creek New Beacon Basin - Test your skills!

Clemina Hill Climb - Check it Out

One at a time on the slope!

  • Many sledding wrecks involve several sleds on the slope at the same time.
  • If you get stuck on an avalanche slope dig yourself out. Do not call for help.
  • Stop in spots that aren't threatened from above.

Get the gear! Know how to use it!

  • 30% of snowmobile fatalities involve riders who were not equipped with avalanche rescue gear. If you are riding the big slopes you need the gear!
  • Beacon - probe - shovel. There's no excuse
  • Consider an Avalanche flotation device - you will end up on the surface over 90% of the time if you properly deploy your avalanche flotation device.

The avalanche doesn't know you are experienced.

  • Did you read the bulletin?
  • Did you choose your activity according to what the conditions permit?
  • Do you have a rescue plan?