Huge Avalanche Blocks Rogers Pass, BC Between Revelstoke and Golden Highway 1 over Rogers Pass, BC was closed in both directions for most of Monday due to a massive avalanche that blocked the highway. Related: COVID-19 Pandemic Forces Avalanche Canada to Stop Forecasting Early The pass, in Glacier National Park between Revelstoke and Golden, closed at 1 pm and reopened almost 14-hours later. The area received more than 8″ of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 1, 2020 0 Comments
What Revelstoke, BC’s Most Deadly Disaster Can Teach Us 110 Years Later On March 4, 1910, Canada had its worst avalanche disaster in history. The 1910 Rogers Pass Avalanche killed 62 men clearing a railroad line near the summit of Rogers Pass through the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia near the town of Revelstoke. This is the accident summary, provided by Wikipedia: On the evening of March 4 work crews were dispatched to clear a big […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | March 4, 2020 0 Comments
Revelstoke B.C. Snow Report: The Best Season Ever? Revelstoke Mountain Resort is having its second-biggest season on record. With 882 cm or 347 inches of snowfall so far this year, Revelstoke could end up breaking the 2017/2018 season snowfall record of 1237cm (487 inches). This season could be summed up in one word so far: Consistent. Average annual snowfall totals of over 1000cm mean the odds of […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | February 20, 2020 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC Report: Powgasboard; The Beatings Continue, Morale Improves Report from January 10th, 2020 Can’t stop. Won’t stop. The stats keep rolling in. As of January 10, 2020, 82 cms had fallen for the week with another 18cms forecasted for the balance of the week to bring the week to another 100cms + total. Things are remaining cold with snow falling to the valley floor. This has complicated access […] Conditions Report Lee Lau | January 11, 2020 0 Comments
Revelstoke BC, Report: Relentless Powder. “It Just Won’t Stop Snowing!” The snow just wouldn’t stop falling. The last week at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC has been one for the books. With over 566cm or 222 inches of snowfall this year, this could become one of the snowiest years in the resort’s young history. Look at Revelstoke’s Interactive Historical Snowfall Totals Here Over 96 cm of snow has fallen in the […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | January 6, 2020 1 Comment
Revelstoke BC, Report: Snowmageddon – The Aftermath and Continuation Report from Friday 20th December 2019 Well did we tell you about the SNOWmageddon or did we tell you?  122cms of new snow fell this week in Revelstoke in total. Adding to the POW destruction potential another 20cms fell overnight with a further 4cms falling throughout the day.  Roads in and out of town were paralyzed with avalanche control opening […] Conditions Report Lee Lau | December 23, 2019 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC On a Budget; Powder For the People! Revelstoke! RMR doesn’t need to be described much; every self-respecting ski bum knows it’s a got a ton of vertical, isn’t overly crowded and is smack-dab in British Columbia’s Powder Highway. Right now RMR is also going off with a pile of snow coming in weekly and a healthy snow base hitting 121cms already at mid-mountain at 1,950m as of Dec 12, 2019. […] Brains Lee Lau | December 20, 2019 3 Comments
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC Lift-Served Backcountry – Steeps and Deeps Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC is known for big elevation! Fall-line vert, groomers, pow stashes, inbound steeps. Similar to other Western Canadian resorts it’s also known for an open boundary approach. With these open boundaries comes access to fairly serious backcountry that’s decidedly above average in quality and quantity. Related: Revelstoke, BC Report: The Biggest Vertical, Plenty of Powder, & Heart-Racing Groomers Of […] Industry News Lee Lau | December 20, 2019 1 Comment
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