Avalanche Canada is a non-government,

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

whose vision is to eliminate

avalanche An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a Grade (slope), slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, othe ...

fatalities and injuries in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

. Avalanche Canada is Canada's national public avalanche safety organization. Based in

Revelstoke, British Columbia Revelstoke () is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, with a census population of 8,275 in 2021. Revelstoke is located east of Vancouver, and west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just s ...

, the organization's aim is to minimize public avalanche risk in avalanche terrain. Avalanche Canada develops and delivers public avalanche forecasts and special public avalanche warnings for many of the mountainous regions of western Canada, free of charge. Avalanche Canada also provides curriculum and support to instructors of recreational '
Avalanche Skills Training
'' courses, delivers public avalanche education awareness and education programs, encourages public avalanche research, provides curriculum to teachers and organizations, and acts as a central hub for avalanche information. The organization was formed in 2004 as the Canadian Avalanche Centre, following a recommendation for the establishment for a national avalanche centre, which was made in a report prepared for the Government of

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

. This report was written after 29 people were killed by avalanches in Canada during the winter of 2002-03, including seven high school students in the 2003 Connaught Creek Valley avalanche. In October 2014 the Canadian Avalanche Centre officially changed its name to Avalanche Canada.

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Avalanche safety Safety organizations Non-profit organizations based in British Columbia Revelstoke, British Columbia Organizations established in 2004 2004 establishments in British Columbia