The Avalanche Hour Podcast featuring Kyle Boys from MSC

In this installment of The Avalanche Hour Podcast; Wes Gregg sits down for a conversation with Australian Ski Guide, Forecaster and Educator, Kyle Boys from Mountain Safety Collective (MSC).

MSC is a not for profit in Australia that provides daily backcountry condition reports. These reports help serve a growing community of winter backcountry enthusiasts. We also discuss what the hazards are for the users which is slightly different from what we experience in North America. Kyle is back in Canada this year completing his CAA Level 2, a CSGA course, and working as a mechanized guide. Please enjoy! Mountain Safety Collective - Mountainsafetycollective.org Kyle Boys - @blizzard_acadamy Music in this episode is used with permission of the artist, Gravy from Nelson, BC! Artwork by Mike Tea, miketea.com The Avalanche Hour Podcast is proudly supported by: Gordini USA Wyssen Avalanche Control Episode produced by Wes Gregg

MSC Annual General Meeting 2023

Thanks to everyone that joined our biggest attendance for an AGM ever!

We’ll update this page in coming days with more information, but in the meantime the video recording and slides from the meeting are available below.

Download the AGM 2023 slides

Download the AGM 2023 minutes

Rolf Schönfeld, Melissa McHugh and Owen Lansbury were returned as committee members by majority vote for the 2024-2025 term.

Northern Hemisphere Backcountry Preparation

In a talk originally given at this year’s Victorian Backcountry Festival, MSC Ambassador Alex Parsons & Communications Director Owen Lansbury discuss the skills you can be developing at home in Australia before heading overseas into backcountry terrain of more consequence.

Spring Conditions?

As we roll into spring, you may notice a change to the daily Backcountry Condition Reports. What does it all mean?

Backcountry Packing List - Day Tours

So you want to experience the magic of the Australian backcountry? Any good ski or splitboard backcountry tour starts with some essentials. Check out our backcountry packing list - day trip edition

MSC installs an Avalanche Training Centre at Thredbo NSW

After a long process, Mountain Safety Collective is excited to announce the installation of a new Avalanche Training Centre (ATC) at Thredbo in NSW, ready for winter 2023!

'Mori' - A new film by MSC Ambassadors Dylan Robinson and Drew Jolowicz

‘Mori’ is a short film by Dylan Robinson documenting the return to the deep powder tree skiing of Japan in early 2023. Featuring Australian skier and fellow MSC ambassador, Drew Jolowicz. Supported by Arc’teryx Australia.

Julbo joins MSC as a supporting sponsor

MSC is pleased to announce sponsorship support from specialist eyewear brand Julbo, who’ve been keeping mountain adventurers’ eyes protected for over 130 years!

Last Frontier Heliskiing sign on as an MSC supporting sponsor

We’re excited to welcome Last Frontier Heliskiing as an MSC supporting sponsor! If you are looking for consistently deep snow and endless vertical in some of the most remote mountains on earth, few places in the world can compare to Last Frontier Heliskiing, who offer a true wilderness heliski experience at our two lodges in northwest British Columbia.

MSC welcomes Michaela Davis-Meehan as an ambassador

We’re very excited to announce the support of Australia’s most accomplished freeride snowboarder, Michaela Davis Meehan, as a Mountain Safety Collective ambassador in 2023.