5 avalanche deaths this month: B.C. urging extreme caution in backcountry
Avalanche Canada says it’s continuing to monitor a deep, persistent slab avalanche problem for many regions.The agency says the slab is causing very dangerous and highly unpredictable avalanche conditions, and is encouraging people to stay away from steep slopes and terrain.
“This is a highly unusual and unpredictable snowpack. The complication with this snowpack setup is that the layers are deep enough that we are less likely to see clues of instability, like nearby avalanche activity, ‘whumpfing’ or cracking snow,” said Ryan Buhler, forecast supervisor with Avalanche Canada.
“However, despite the lack of obvious clues, there is serious potential for large, human-triggered avalanches. We urge backcountry users to exercise caution and make conservative, low-consequence choices if they decide to travel in avalanche terrain.”, carry a transceiver, probe and shovel, and be trained to use them.
Avalanche Canada also said it expects these conditions to last the remainder of the winter in some areas.
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