Inbound slab avalanche on Whistler yesterday. Looks like it went on recent storm snow avalanche.ca/map?panel=mo...

That's a lot of power outages. Long day ahead for BC Hydro crews in the lower mainland after the storm

Whistler & Blackcomb have stopped all operations, chairlifts, gondolas as of 10:46am. Creekside gondola is the only thing still running for downloads only

Tszil (Mt Currie) In Pemberton this morning. Video credit : Chris Stolberg

Squamish asks residents to cut water use during heavy rain

This is typically a small creek in Creekside Village Whistler. This one flows south into the Cheakamus and onto Squamish. The rest in Whistler flow north to the Green, Lillooet into Harrison Lk and the Frasier. There's a lot of water in it's way from the mountains to the lower mainland right now

Flood watch in Whistler/Sea to Sky, Flood warning in the North Shore Mountains today. bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/ind...

Dog is recovering from a stressful night of protecting the house from all their scary people in costumes and the whole family yelling at the TV while eating tiny chocolate bars

Rubble Creek trailhead is closed for Bridge repairs until November 15th. Access for Panorama Ridge, Black Tusk and Garibaldi lake via Helm Creek trail. Currently winter conditions with significant snowfall in the alpine in Garibaldi park

Snow in the hills, turkey in the oven and Jays in the playoffs. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

Callaghan Valley before the fall rain and snow sets in

First signs of snow in SW BC from the Whistler peak cam

Anything that increases connectivity in remote locations is a good thing. Unless you're an off duty first responder on vacation, purposely out of cell range whose phone won't stop receiving rescue update 🤣

Significant amount of electrical activity around Whistler right now. Fortunately we're also seeing the first rain since the latest heatwave

Current conditions. Not a great day to be riding in a grand fondo from Vancouver to Whistler

BCWS: While responding to a wildfire in the Cariboo Fire Centre, a birddog aircraft was struck by a public drone that was illegally flying within the restricted airspace. Anyone found interfering with wildfire control efforts will face penalties of up to $100,000 and/or up to one year in jail.

Reports of a Wildfire Service helicopter crash near Pemberton. Luckily sounds like no serious injuries from the crew globalnews.ca/news/1139122...

Current fire rating in Whistler has been updated to Extreme (the highest level) with temps forecasted to hit 34°c this afternoon with low humidity or precip in the forecast

BCWS has just updated the fire perimeter map to include the growth on the northern flank and is now at 3406 Hectares

Mount Underwood fire near Port Alberni seems to show significant growth on the northern flank overnight in the last few hours 00:30-07:30

A Shift in the direction in the Mt Underwood fire that has led to an 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 on the 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 area. Tseshaht First Nation and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Government have taken the same steps for the Franklin River Road and Tiipis (also known as Polly's Point).

The Tsunami Watch is in effect for #BC Tsunami Notification Zones A, B, C, & D. More info: weather.gc.ca/?alertTableFil…#BCTsunamimi

#TSUNAMI Watch has been issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center and it includes #BC Notification Zones A, B, C, & D. If it materializes, expect it to begin around 2205 Langara BC and at 2330 PDT at Tofino. For more and updates: go to tsunami.gov #BCtsunami #BCstorm

Tsunami Watch for the BC Coast after 8.7 magnitude quake in Russia: www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...

C295 RCAF Kingfisher out of Comox doing some very slow orbits between Hornby and Texada right now, down to 90kt

What even are rules?

Campground and a portion of Helm Creek Trail are closed Recent reports of cougar sightings have resulted in the closure of Helm Creek Campground and Helm Creek Trail between Cheakamus and Panorama Ridge The closure is in place, tentative reopening of Friday, July 18 RAPP line 1-877-952-7277

Rescue helicopter forced to make an emergency landing after collision with a drone in Texas. Drones and aircraft do not mix. It's becoming a big issue for rescue crews everywhere

Whistler Cougars: C.O's are responding to aggressive cougar activity Singing Pass trail area No one was injured. Multiple incidents including chasing, stalking, close proximity to bikers & hikers. This is unusual and concerning cougar behaviour that has led to several trail closures.

Whistler Wildlife Update: Cougar sighting on Singing Pass trail at 9:53AM June 25th. If you have plans to hike into the back country, reconsider them. Sighting has been reported to the Conservation Officers

SAR tip: If you're trying to rule out reports of emergency whistles being blown on a trail and have someone on scene investigating, send them an audio recording of a varied thrush bird call that they can play out loud. If the birds answer back ... you know 😁

Folks, the viral hiking advice to "change your voicemail" if you get lost hiking is doing the rounds again. I addressed this previously in 2021 the last time it went around. You cannot change your voicemail when you have no signal. If you do have signal, dial 911. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Whistler Wildlife Alert: Creekside and Garbanzo bike parm zones closed (June 21) until further notice due to Cougar activity: www.whistler.ca/wildlife-ale...

Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR) – Just released it's yearly analysis report for GSAR. Interesting read for SAR folks www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/pub…

EVACUATION ALERT for properties north of Pemberton potential flooding from the Place Glacier subglacial lake www.slrd.bc.ca/emergency-pr...

Busy few weeks for SAR teams in BC Here's a POV from a subject during one of our Father's Day rescues, from accident to long line rescue to ambulance to hospital. T8 compression fracture, expected to make a full recovery. Warning Sensitive Content www.instagram.com/reel/DLBAd2h...

New fire # V30608 reported between Pemberton/My Currie and Birken. Lots of BC Hydro and CN rail lines there. Cause unknown

Dash 8 tanker en route to Squamish

Dryden Creek Fire in Squamish is now at 54 hectares

Alice Lake Provincial Park: BC Parks

Alice Lake Provincial Park north of Squamish is now under an evacuation order www.squamishreporter.com/2025/06/11/a...

BC Wildfire Service has updated the size of the Dryden Creek Wildfire to 20.2 hectares based on information received from the field. 5 Helicopters, 32 BC Wildfire Personnel as well as 23 members from Whistler Fire Rescue Structural Protection team & Squamish Fire Rescue

Squamish Fire, June 10th 12:52pm: Evacuation Alert is being expanded from Depot Road east of Highway 99 to Tantalus Road north of Dowad Drive, and the Skyridge subdivision along Dowad Drive. The southern boundary is the Thunderbird Creek waterway.

Local state of emergency order has been issued for Squamish at 11am

Rubble Creek Trail to Garibaldi Lake is currently closed due to cougar activity. Garibaldi Lake still accessible from Cheakamus via Helm but it is an 18km detour through snow

Evacuation Alert has been issued for parts of Squamish. The Evacuation Alert area includes some addresses on Depot Road and Tantalus Road, and 4000 Highway 99. Anyone in the affected area must be ready to leave on short notice. www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi...

Condolences to the family and friends. BZ Squamish SAR. Second fatality they've responded to this week.

Alpine hiking/sightseeing is closed on Whistler due to avalanche danger. It's still winter in the mountains in South Western BC with fresh snow in the alpine from Sunday/Monday storms

Doing a deep dive into callout stats to fine tune our SAR response and preplans. Pure GIS/SAR geekery. This represents only a small cross section of our response area over the past 6 years. I might use this as a visual aid for the question "has your team been busy?"