Canadian Pacific

Client: Canadian Pacific Railway

Dates: 2008-present

Project Type: Railway Operations

Location: Mountain ranges include the Rockies, Purcells, Selkirks, and the Coast Mountains. Operational Subdivisions we work in are Laggan (Lake Louise to Golden), BC Interior North (Golden to Chase), BC Interior South (Fernie to Cranbrook), Nelson, and Vancouver Coastal (Spences Bridge to Hope).

Services Provided: Overall snow avalanche hazard management services, including Hazard Mapping, training, operational Avalanche Safety Plans, Risk Assessments, and Avalanche Control.

Description: Storm Mountain provides avalanche services across 6 geo-climatic zones where over 200 avalanche paths intersect with the CP Rail corridor in BC and Alberta. We designed and continue to deliver and administer the successful CP comprehensive Avalanche Risk Management program. The CP program requires a multi-agency communications protocol which we developed to facilitate avalanche control activities with other users (Parks Canada and Ministry of Transportation).