Crossing the Pass - Roger Pass, BC

Jamie and Jennifer meet up at Roger Pass, British Columbia, in Glacier National Park. They are exploring the Columbia Mountain Range that runs west and parallel to the Rockies. Rogers Pass, located about 140-km from the Alberta border. Both the railway and the Trans Canada highway pass through the area. It's also located in one of the most active avalanche areas in the country. Meeting up with 17-year-old Jeremy Weddle, the explorers learn about ski touring in the backcountry. He shares some of the knowledge he's learnt through several avalanche courses about what to do to make backcountry exploring safe and fun. They meet Bob Shafto, who with the help of avalanche rescue dog Big Eddy, teaches them about various rescue techniques used when someone is caught in an avalanche. The three come across Jeff Goodrich, a senior technician with the Canadian Avalanche Control Program. Jeff demonstrates a number of techniques used for determining when and when avalanches might happen.