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BC Search & Rescue Association represents 3,400 volunteer SAR members across BC. Account is not monitored 24/7. If you need help, please call 911.
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🚨 Winter Mountain Safety
💻 Webinar: Jan.6 @ 6-7PM PT

TREE WELLS & SNOW IMMERSION incidents are serious & easy to overlook.

Join our webinar with special guest Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol for practical prevention + response strategies. ❄️ 🌲 🏔️
#knowbeforeyousnow
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December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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❄️ KNOW BEFORE YOU SNOW ❄️
BC Parks, 1 of our campaign partners, helps keep you safe👏

✔️ Check advisories
✔️ Plan ahead & pack essentials
✔️ Have avalanche training + gear (transceiver, shovel, probe)

⚠️ Avalanche terrain includes many 30–45° ❄️ slopes, bowls, gullies, overhead terrain.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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❄️🔥 You CAN stay warm in winter!

Outdoor Educator Brent Hillier & Ren Bessette from Revelstoke SAR break down smart layering, cold-weather tips & what to do if you’re stuck waiting for rescue.
Level up your winter confidence!🧤
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The Secret to Staying Warm in the Winter
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December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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🌄 Healing in Herds
Join B.C. AdventureSmart + Mountain Muskox Mentorship for a webinar on finding support after traumatic events in the mountains.

We’ll explore recovery tools, support networks & community resilience.
Join us 👇🏽
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December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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❄️ Winter’s calling, are you ready?

Join our next Winter Webinar with experts Brent Hillier (Cap U - Outdoor Rec Instructor) & Ren Bessette (Revelstoke SAR), sharing tips on layering, gear, moisture management & staying safe in cold-weather adventures.
Register shorturl.at/l41hn
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December 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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On Nov 25, B.C. we’re hosting an expert webinar with Avalanche Canada. 🇨🇦

Learn how to identify risky terrain, spot warning signs in the snowpack & make smarter decisions in the backcountry.

👇🏽 direct registration 🔗
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November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🎙️ Nov 26 at UFV! Hear from 4 amazing local women — a UFV business prof, a Central Fraser Valley SAR volunteer, the Exec Director of BC AdventureSmart & a Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief.
Get inspired by their frontline stories! 🌄✨
#StaySafeStaySmart #WomenInSAR
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UFV speaker event to showcase local women on the frontlines
CHILLIWACK - Four women on the frontlines of research and emergency response are heading down to the Universit...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We’re extremely proud of our program BC AdventureSmart! It was an honour to award them with the 2025 John McGregor memorial award. 💙🏔️
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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❄️ Know Before You SNOW!

Winter’s almost here, BC! From Nov 6, 2025–Mar 5, 2026, we’re sharing partner tips, skill hill wishes & snow safety.

Follow along all season!
#KnowBeforeYouSNOW #BCAdventureSmart #Winter #YourDesinationIsHome
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B.C. adventure non-profit launches winter safety campaign
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November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We back “Know Before You SNOW”—a North Shore winter safety push with BC AdventureSmart, Grouse Mtn, Mt Seymour, Cypress, Metro Van, BC Parks, Avalanche🇨🇦, North Shore Rescue, Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism, Vancouver Coastal Health & school districts.
#KnowBeforeYouSNOW ❄️

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Know Before You SNOW: North Shore partners launch winter safety campaign to reduce search and rescue impacts and strengthen B.C.’s safety culture. - BC Search and Rescue Association
North Vancouver, October 29, 2025 — BC AdventureSmart and North Shore partners arelaunching a season-long winter safety campaign to help locals and visitors plan smarter, travelprepared, and reduce im...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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🔔 Oct 15: Stay connected when it matters most!

This session with @Rogers is all about their new mobile-to-satellite tech & how it keeps you in touch in B.C.’s remote areas - it's a must watch!

👉 Learn how it works, where it helps, and what you’ll need.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
That's quite the line up folks, nice prep work for this series! To everyone (experts) supporting our program @bcadvsmart.bsky.social — 'thanks'!!
❄️🎙️ Winter keeners!

Our 2025–26 Expert Webinar Series kicks off Oct 15. We’ll talk communications, avalanche terrain, cold-weather prep, tree wells, mentorship, police support & more.

Learn a few tips, play smarter, & help lessen the impacts on B.C. SAR.

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October 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Big love and gratitude to the women of SAR—you keep B.C. safer every day. 💛

E03 of Good Chat: Trailblazing Women — barriers busted, lives saved! Featuring Dr. Renata Lewis (Whistler SAR). Real talk, grit, laughs, & big wins! 🏆 Listen now!
#GoodChat #Podcast #BCSAR #WomenInSAR
Ep03 🎙️ Trailblazing Women: Shaping the Future of BC SAR.

Powerful stories of women in search & rescue—their challenges, wins, and impact on teams & communities. Listen to Good Chat by BC AdventureSmart! 🎧
#GoodChat #Podcast #BCSAR

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Trailblazing Women: Shaping the Future of BC SAR
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September 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Tune in 👉🏽 E02 of 'Good Chat' podcast from BC AdventureSmart! 🎙️

#GoodChat #Podcast #BCAdventureSmart #Indigenous 🪶 #Engagement
E02: Building Trust, Saving Lives: Indigenous Engagement in SAR Prevention. 🎧 🎙️

From listening and learning to co-creating safety messages, this episode is about trust, inclusion, and building a safer outdoor culture for everyone.
#GoodChat #Podcast
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Building Trust, Saving Lives: Indigenous Engagement in SAR Prevention
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September 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ep1 of Good Chat is an inspiring start! 🔥 Big congrats to BC AdventureSmart—Good Chat is live! 🎙️✨
🎙️ Good Chat launches today! E01:

Beyond the Call — women & gender-diverse SAR volunteers with Dr. Jelena Brcic. Inclusion, resilience & the future of SAR in Canada. #GoodChat 🎙️

E02 releases Sept. 25th, 5AM!
Beyond the Call: Equity and Inclusion in SAR Volunteering
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September 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Cheering on BC AdventureSmart’s Good Chat podcast 🎧 Dropping Sept 24—bite-sized wisdom that keeps adventures fun and reduces SAR callouts. Let’s go! 💫
Launching Sept. 24, 2025 · 5AM PT 🎙️GOOD CHAT with BC AdventureSmart!

Epic outdoor stories, practical tips, & real talk about exploring B.C. —so you can explore more & need search & rescue less.

Episode #01 drops Sept. 24. 🎧 ✨
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September 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
⛑️ Global SAR Day!

Today, we celebrate SAR volunteers worldwide and especially here in BC, where Sept 10, 1982, marked history.

That’s when the 1st ever COSPAS-SARSAT rescue saved 3 people in northern BC. This tech still helps save lives every day.🌎

A huge 🙏 to all the dedicated SAR volunteers!
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Lost for four days! 😬

Here’s a great webinar to join before any of your upcoming fall hikes!
Join Us September 16 for a gripping live webinar!

Dive into the incredible TRUE STORY of someone lost for four days!

Don’t miss the suspense and lessons from this survival journey. Register now!

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September 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Twenty years ago, we started BC AdventureSmart — and seeing our principles embraced by international affiliates today is truly humbling and inspiring!"
🌍From BC roots to global reach!

Thrilled to see the NEW Adventure Smart WA campaign helping people explore Western Australia 🇦🇺 safely ❤️.

Born in BC in 2004, BC AdventureSmart is proud to see these safety principles embraced worldwide! 🌍
Congrats Adventure Smart WA! 👏
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September 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Leaving a trip plan helps us help you.

For our 3,200 volunteer search and rescue members, a trip plan means we can find you faster and often in better condition. That can make the rescue easier and less serious.
We know you’ll be out & about this long wkd . . . but remember: your destination is HOME 🏠.

If something goes wrong make sure you’ve left a detailed trip plan with a trusted emergency contact.

👉 Use our AdventureSmart TRIP PLAN APP. 👍🏼
#YourDestinationIsHome
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August 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Be bright, be seen, be found!
Dark + neutral tones = easy to match, but they also blend in outdoors.

Bright 🔴, 🟡 & 🟠? 👀 They pop against 🌲 , 🪨 & ❄️& they’re what SAR spot 1st.

BONUS TIP:💙Robin Blue stands out yr-round, especially in fall when reds, yellows & oranges fade into the landscape.🍁

Visibility make all the difference.
August 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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#failure #success #plan #epic #mental #challenge #physical #changes #unexpected #goals #destination #HOME #BCAdventureSmart
August 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Skier rescued in summer! yup!
August 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Big day 👏 for the SAR community as our BCSARA Prez Chris Mushumanski had the incredible opportunity to meet with 🇨🇦 Prime Minister Mark Carney @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social

They chatted about SAR, the value of our National Parks & bonded over their shared ❤️ for The Tragically Hip 🎸
Way to go 👍🏼Chris!
August 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Let’s all PACK LIKE A PRO and know before you go — it all helps our 3,200 BC SAR members!
🌄 Happy B.C. Day Long Weekend!

Wishing everyone fun and safe adventures this long weekend!

Whether you’re headed to the summit, a viewpoint, or that breathtaking peak—remember, that’s only halfway. Your real destination is home.🏠

PACK LIKE A PRO🎒
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Outdoor Safety Checklist: Packing to Survive your BC Adventures! - YouTube
Get ready to unleash your inner adventurer with BC AdventureSmart’s “Pack Like a Pro - Essentials for Outdoor Adventures!” videos!Featuring 10 short, enterta...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM