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Posted: March 3, 2021 Warmth prompts widespread avalanche warning Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users across a widespread area of B.C. and Alberta. Increasing temperatures are in the forecast and the effect of this first big warm-up of the season will destabilize the snowpack. This special warning is in effect immediately and will stay effective through the weekend. “There are persistent weak layers in the snowpack all across this area,” explained Karl Klass...

Special Avalanche Warning issued for Cariboo Mountains SHARE ON: Avalanche Canada Map, March 3rd 2021 Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Avalanche Warning for the Cariboo Mountains and other ranges in Eastern BC. According to Warning Service Manager Karl Klassen, a special warning is issued when certain conditions are in place, such as a tricky snowpack, or a difficult situation that people might not understand very well. Klassen says rising temperatures are a factor in the warning. “There are a couple of layers in the snowpack that formed earlier in the winter, they’re quite deeply b...

Special Avalanche warning in place for Cariboo and North Rockies region SHARE ON: Avalanche (Photo by Pixabay) Avalanche Canada has issued an avalanche warning for a number of regions across Eastern BC, including the Northern Rockies and Cariboo region. As increasing temperatures are on the horizon for the regions, the effect of this first big warm-up of the season will destabilize the snowpack. “There are persistent weak layers in the snowpack all across this area,” explains Karl Klassen, Warning Service Manager for Avalanche Canada, “when the sun and these high temperatures hit this ...

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning to people who use the backcountry in the mountains of western Alberta and eastern Briti...

Posted: February 25, 2021 Map courtesy Avalanche Canada Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users in the South Rockies, the Lizard & Flathead, Waterton Lakes National Park and North Rockies. This warning is in effect immediately and through the coming weekend. Avalanche Canada forecasters will reassess the situation on Monday to determine if the warning should be extended into next week. A persistent weak layer in the North Rockies has resulted in two recent fatalities. This layer is also the suspected cause of a near-miss incident in t...