Banff Mountain Film & Book Festiva‪l‬ Banff Centre

This Banff Centre Podcast provides valuable information to help you enjoy the backcountry safely. You'll hear Kevin Hjertaas talk about required learning for responsible backcountry exploration. Brendan Martland talks about avalanche forecasting, Aaron Beardmre discusses the Avalanche Bulletin and you'll hear some chilling stories from Mike Henderson - all recorded live as part of the Banff Centre's Avalanche Awareness Night on January 22, 2012.

In association with Parks Canada, this presentation included presentations by snow safety experts, films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival and a trade show featuring the latest tools and techniques for avalanche safety.

Allegra Young chats with athlete, artist and filmmaker Renan Ozturk while he's at The Banff Mountain Film Festival about his new film "As it Happens".

Allegra Young chats with adventurer Andrew Skurka while he's at The Banff Mountain Film Festival about his adventures skiing, packrafting and hiking all over the world.

Allegra Young chats with writer John Vaillant while he's at The Banff Mountain Film Festival about his new book, "The Tiger" and his connection with filmmaker Sasha Snow.

Allegra Young chats with Jacki Florine, jury member of The Banff Mountain Film Festival, about the importance of mountain culture, mountain sport, and the films shown at the Festival.