Avalanche Awareness Days, 2024

Date

De mardi 16 janvier 2024 À samedi 9 mars 2024

Emplacement

various

Organisé par

Avalanche Canada and participating communities

Enjoy Canada's beautiful winter landscape and learn how to stay safe from avalanches. There are a variety of events happening across western Canada and Quebec. Check out an event near you!

• Alberta Parks, Winter Safety Day, Saturday, January 20. Burstall Pass, 11 am - 3 pm. Avalanche safety workshops, activities and information. Bring warm clothes and a travel mug.
• Apex Mountain Resort, Saturday Jan. 27. 10am-3pm Avalanche Info Tent; 12pm-1pm BBQ in Apex Village; 3pm-5pm Silent and live auction in the Gunbarrel Saloon
• Banff Centre, Max Bell Auditorium, January 16, 7 pm. Come out for a fun evening of films and presentations.
• BC Parks, Sea-to-Sky, Red Heather Hut, Garibaldi Park, January 20-21. Join BC Parks Rangers to test your avalanche awareness and safety skills, with the chance to win some great prizes!
• BC Parks, N. Shore (Seymour and Cypress). Please note this event has been cancelled due to poor weather and the snowpack situation. It maybe be re-scheduled.
• Fernie Alpine Resort, Jan. 20-21. Come on out for two great days of fun with an avalanche dog demonstration, a transceiver training demonstration and a charity auction.
• Fernie Snowmobile Association at Rolling Hills Cabin (Coal Creek), January 20. This event will pair up with Demo Days. Check the link for more details.
• Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Golden, BC. Jan. 20-21. We will be in Crystal Bowl all weekend on January 20th & 21st with various activities going on.  Look for the Kicking Horse Arch and Tent in Crystal Bowl!
• Kimberley Alpine Resort, rescheduled for a later date. Enjoy a day of fun, education, and hands on demonstrations with the Kimberley and Cranbrook Search and Rescue. Get informed and drop by the Kimberley Alpine Resort Plaza for Avalanche Awareness Day!
  FREE education and demoFREE education and demonstrations including:quipment with Kimberley Search and Rescue and Cranbrook Search and Rescue; Search and rescue demonstration with avalanche dog; Transceiver Education and search games and more! 2pm Prizes 
• Marmot Basin, Jasper, AB, January 20. Info booth, transceiver/probe practice, talks about avalanche safety, CARDA search demo and explosive demos. Fun for all!
• Mt. Washington, Feb. 4. Postponed due to lack of snow. Stay tuned for a new date (do your snow dances...)
• Lake Louise, January 27-28. This year's event will focus on sign recognition and will be held at the base area and on the back side at Larch & Ptarmigan base. Learn the signage... stay safe!
• Panorama, Feb. 22 and 24. Join the Panorama Ski Patrol on Feb. 24 with different activities on the hill. There will be a transceiver competition and a snow profile demo. Come on out and hone your skills! On Feb. 22, there will be an avalanche-themed trivia night at the Jack Pine pub, 7 pm. Join the fun --- you might win a prize!
• Quebec, Gaspesie, March 9. Details forthcoming.
• Rossland, Red Mountain, March 2. Rossland Search and Rescue (RSAR) is hosting Backcountry Awareness Day on Saturday, March 2 at Red Mountain Resort. Anyone interested in winter recreation is invited to learn about:
  -       What to do if you are lost in the backcountry, including how to build a snow shelter and a fire on snow;
  -       Backcountry first aid basics – what to do if yoBackcountry first aid basicss injured;
  -       Avalanche rescue skills, including practice in transceiver, probe and rescuAvalanche rescue skills;
  -       Avalanche safety courses – what’s available, what you will learn and how to access courses in our Avalanche safety courseshe snowpack – what is going on in our snowpack and how to assess slopes.
• Terrace, Shames Mountain, Northern Backcountry Connection. Jan. 19-21.
• Sunshine Village, Banff, March 8 - 10. 10 am - 4 pm. BCA Avy Days: 3 days of on-mountain and virtual activities promoting snow safety, brought to you by Back Country Access, Avalanche Canada, and Banff Sunshine Village.