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Backcountry community day
Winter is at our doorstep. Let’s get ready for it - together. State of the Snowpack and Kootenay Backcountry Guides, with support from White Grizzly, ROAM and UpTown Sports Bar, are inviting the local backcountry community to join together to kick off the 2026-27 winter season for a afternoon dedicated to backcountry community, preparedness, education and connection.
SOTS NELSON - 2026/27 EVENT DATES
SOTS Events are back in Nelson for the eight consecutive year!
Your local crew of avalanche professionals is hard at work preparing four FREE community events for you this upcoming season.
State of the Snowpack LIVE Nelson, BC - Jan 16, 2025
Thanks for joining us at The Royal in downtown Nelson, BC for a snowpack update from Wendy Lewis, Avalanche Forescaster for Whitewater Ski Resort & Avalanche Canada Field Team. Then stick around for an inside exclusive of the Kootenay Pass Avalanche program, presented by Dom Baker A/ Avalanche Supervisor
