Planning on venturing into the backcountry this season? Lucky for you, we’ve partnered with Avalanche Canada to host some free backcountry safety workshops this January and February to get you prepped for adventures in avalanche terrain.
MEC Vancouver: January 20, 11am–4pm
MEC Quebec City: January 20, 11am–4pm
MEC Calgary: February 3, 11am–4pm
What's Happening?
Join us in-store to learn a little bit about avalanche safety and what to plan for when travelling in avalanche terrain:
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Two workshops hosted by Avalanche Canada:
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Avalanche Basics: Recognizing Avalanche Terrain
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A local case study specific to the region
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Avalanche Canada booth. Team members will be on-site from 11am–4pm to answer any questions.
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A chance to win some sweet prizes in the workshops
Everyone is welcome – we can’t wait to see you there!
Workshop details
Get yourself equipped for winter adventures with our ‘Know the snow’ workshops where you’ll learn about essential avalanche gear, hands-on training and interpreting forecasts.
Sign up for your local workshop below:
MEC Vancouver (111 E 2nd Ave)
Avalanche Basics: Recognizing Avalanche Terrain
A Case Study: Mt. Harvey
MEC Quebec City (1475 Boulevard Lebourgneuf)
Avalanche Basics: Recognizing Avalanche Terrain
A Case Study
MEC Calgary (830 10 Ave SW)
Avalanche Basics: Recognizing Avalanche Terrain
A Case Study: Avalanche incidents in out-of-bounds and closed areas
About Avalanche Canada
Avalanche Canada is a non-government, not-for-profit organization dedicated to public avalanche safety. They issue daily avalanche forecasts throughout the winter for much of the mountainous regions of western Canada, providing this free information via their website and their app: Avalanche Canada Mobile. They also coordinate and deliver avalanche awareness and education programs, provide curriculum and support to instructors of Avalanche Canada training programs, act as a central point-of-contact for avalanche information and work closely with many different avalanche research projects, both at home and abroad.
For more info visit: https://avalanche.ca/
Please note, these workshops are not equivalent to any avalanche training certification or programs.