84-Mile Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Traverse, BC Crushed in 53.2 Hours, Setting New Fastest Known Time Greg Hill, Adam Campbell, and Andrew McNab just set a new fastest known time on the Bugaboos to Rogers pass ski traverse, completing the entire trip in 53.2 hours. The previous record was set by Troy Jungen, Douglas Sproul, and Jon Walsh in 2005 with a time of eighty hours. Hill’s party crushed the previous record by almost thirty hours. […] Industry News Miles Wong | April 29, 2021 0 Comments
Trespassing Backcountry Skiers Cause Closure of Major Rogers Pass Ski Area A popular backcountry ski area off Rogers Pass, BC, has been temporarily closed after skiers were witnessed entering an adjacent prohibited area. Related: The Importance of Understanding the Winter Permit System on Rogers Pass, BC Backcountry skiers were seen entering the winter prohibited area Macdonald West Shoulder on December 3rd, 2020. The next day Parks Canada temporarily closed NRC Gully trailhead […] Backcountry SnowBrains | December 7, 2020 0 Comments
Early Season Snowpack at Rogers Pass, Near Revelstoke, BC, is 300-400% of Average Weather stations in Glacier National Park are reporting that there is way more snow on the ground than normal for this time of year. This morning, there was a 19″ snowpack at 4,300-feet on Rogers Pass, an hour from Revelstoke, BC. The average of the last 54-years is 5″. Slightly higher, at 6,200-feet, the current snowpack is 43″, compared to […] SnowBrains | October 30, 2020 0 Comments
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
Revelstoke, BC Storm Cycle – POWpocalypse and More Snow Incoming [arve url="https://vimeo.com/380392235"] Lee Lau | December 19, 2019 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Rogers Pass, BC 2019 Winter Permit, Update and a New Map! Revelstoke! Once thought of as a stop on Canada’s east-west TransCanada Highway, its name has become synonymous with deep snowpacks and skiing. Located just an hour east of “Revy” is Rogers Pass — aka backcountry skiing heaven. Related: The Importance of Understanding the Winter Permit System on Rogers Pass, BC This article provides you with some basic information about the […] Industry News Lee Lau | December 13, 2019 1 Comment
Canada Installs the World’s Largest Avalanche Detection System The largest and most extensive avalanche detection network in the world has been installed in Glacier National Park. The $3-million structure was installed over the past year in Rogers Pass, a high mountain pass in Glacier. Designed by the Swiss, it uses two technologies to detect avalanches. One system involves 13 infrasound panels that sense low-frequency sound while the other uses […] Avalanche Emily Crofton | December 6, 2019 0 Comments
Canadian National Park to Get World’s Largest Avalanche Detection System The famous Trans-Canadian Highway running through Glacier National Park and Roger’s Pass has long been a popular ski-touring destination and one of the most avalanche prone roadways in the world. With approximately 134 known avalanche paths within 42 km of roadway, the Canadian Parks Service has long struggled to mitigate risk. As part of an $18-million project, state of the art […] Avalanche Adrian Dolatschko | June 7, 2019 0 Comments
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