Avalanche Canada is considering cutting services in Alberta as it continues to await a decision from the provincial government on funding for this year. "If we don't get the funding, then we'll have to cut services, or we'll have to cut something," Avalanche Canada CEO Gilles Valade told Postmedia. Avalanche Canada's information 'absolutely vital,' says Snowmobiles Association executiveSeveral organizations rely on Avalanche Canada for its services. Avalanche Canada also operates a crowdsourcing network that informs the public about avalanches during the winter. When mechanized skiing is excluded, nearly one in five Canadian avalanche fatalities over a five-year average happens in Alberta, according to data from Avalanche Canada.