Forecasters have listed the mountains on the North Shore, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island, as well as areas around Banff, Jasper and the Kootenays as being at 'considerable' risk
Avalanche Canada issued a notice Thursday morning, alerting the public that the warning of higher than normal risks of slides will be in effect until the end of the day on Monday.
The sudden escalation in risk is thanks to warmer temperatures rolling in and destabilizing the snowpack, which could lead to dangerous, destructive avalanches. Cornices – masses of snow hanging over steep slopes – are also far likelier to collapse under the current conditions.Forecasters for the agency have listed the mountains on the North Shore, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island as being at “considerable” risk, while Whistler, and virtually everything west to Alberta, is pegged at “high.” The areas around Banff, Jasper and the Kootenays are also listed as “considerable.
“You need to be very well very aware of the avalanche paths that you could potentially be crossing through,” he said. “When you’re on the summit of a mountain, you just need to be aware of that cornices are present and then also when you’re down below and you’re hiking, be aware of what’s above you.”
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