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▸Got time on your hands this winter? Instead of instantly forgetting everything you’ve just seen on Instagram, why not actually retain something by learning about backcountry safety online. Avalanche Canada’s free AvySavvy.ca tutorial teaches the fundamentals of travelling in avalanche terrain, with explanations about preparation, safer route planning, forecasts, rescues, resources and more. All-new videos, animations and quizzes help in this first-steps approach, which takes about four or five hours to complete, and will no doubt give you a leg up on one of many future CAA Avalanche Skills Training Courses.
The iconic outdoors brand Arc’teryx also wants you to be safer in the backcountry by going back to school. As this year’s Digital Backcountry Academy wraps up now in the first week of February, Arc’teryx is offering…