Andrew McWilliams is a former Avalanche Technician at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and is the current Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecaster for the Northern Mountains which includes the Gore Range and all of Colorado North of I-70.  Before that, he…

Dylan Craaybeek is a backcountry skier and avalanche forecaster for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center based in the Crystal Valley near Carbondale.  He generates the avalanche forecast for the Central Mountains, which include the Grand Mesa, the West Elk and…

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, a new avalanche safety app launched with an aim to help backcountry travelers make better decisions based on better data. AspectAvy uses historic avalanche accident data, the current avalanche forecast, and slope angle to boil backcountry…

Standing on the shoulders of snow scientist Ron Perla, the backcountry community can navigate avalanche terrain to forge a safer path and come home at the end of the day.

British Columbia’s Snowpack has been touchy this winter, particularly in the Interior. We spoke with Canmore-based avalanche forecaster Grant Statham to better understand in a general sense why this season has been atypical in the Interior.

Social media and outdoor sport: so many angles to take. We spoke with backcountry skier/ice climber and Montana State professor Jerry Johnson to learn more about his perspective on this dynamic and highly influential medium.