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Avalanche Awareness Course

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February 26th 2009
Over the last weekend I (iain) and one of the lads I've met out here (Lez) did a 2.5 day Avalanche Awareness Course and am now qualified by the Canadian Avalanche Centre - Avalanche Skills Training Level 1. The course started on Friday night with 3 hours in the classroom (quite a while since I'd done anything like that) learning all about what causes avalanches and what to look for to avoid get ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more