Avalanche Control - Whistler Mtn

"Snow Sense" is a 47 min. documentary about the dangers of avalanches and the perils of back-country skiing. The program features the Whistler Pro Patrol doing avalanche control by hand and local extreme skiers in out-of-bounds areas. Shot in 1998 the film was screened at the Kendal Mtn film fest in the UK. The program is entertaining, featuring some great skiing and boarding and full of good info for people heading into the back-country. To view the entire program look for it at your local library, if it's not there ask your librarian to bring it in. Check out my channel for other outdoor adventure videos. Check out my web site for more info www,comoxvalleyartsandlife.com DVD's can be purchased using Pay Pal.

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[EcofilmsbyEHomer]

Both...Most of the doc was shot in 98. The scene where the patroller (Kenny Malamed went on to become mayor of Whistler) almost gets caught in the slide was shot in 88.  You can see they are still using long skiis, over 200 cm.

cheers,

Ed

[xpez]

so when you go backcountry riding bring some dynamite

[EcofilmsbyEHomer]

@xpez dynamite and horseshoes....can't believe we survived the 70's up at Whistler. We used to go into backcountry before peak chair and ski Far West bowl....

[hotpocket600]

wow everyone is so young in this!



[EcofilmsbyEHomer]

@hotpocket600 Long ago and far away...I'm in the Comox Valley now skiing Mt Wash. It's okay, but I miss Whistler. I have other Whistler videos at my channel, check it out.

[milanvivian]

@EcofilmsbyEHomer I was a propatroller in 1978 and 79 and a couple of fellows made a movie they called Pro Patrol. Have you ever seen anything of it?

[M1Z3RK3R]

3:35 classic 90's stache

[leetlau]

thx.Anton's mullet threw me off

[leetlau]

Stoopid question but is that 1998 or 1988?

[kpfootball84]

@zimmie51 Lol makes me wanna go back country more and more