Avalanche Canada warns Extreme Avalanche Alert For Southern B.C.

An extreme avalanche alert caution has been issued for the South Coast, and Sea to Sky areas of British Columbia as a winter storm dumps heavy snow and rain, making travel tricky. The rarely used cautioning from Avalanche Canada implies all potential avalanche slide landscape must be kept away from no matter what, as common and human-activated torrential slides are a conviction.

“There’s the significant number of large to huge natural avalanches expected, and a portion of that may continue tomorrow,” said senior forecaster Grant Helgeson with Avalanche Canada.

“That is extremely because of a ground-breaking winter storm has conveyed overwhelming precipitation to the drift — alongside a lot of wind — that is making a great deal of natural avalanche activity,” he said.

The agency has likewise issued high avalanche danger warnings for the South Columbia, Columbia, and Cariboo areas, and Glacier, Yoho and Banff national parks. The danger is also high in the alpine regions of the Purcell Mountains and South Rockies.

Helgeson said zone ski slopes are as yet safe since patrols are knocking down and controlling the avalanche hazards.

Travelers using mountain goes around the southern portion of B.C. ought to expect challenging conditions Thursday, as another winter storm leaves numerous courses in a hopeless condition.

Environment Canada has issued winter storm alerts for most major passes to and from the Interior, including the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt, where snowfall of up to 35 centimeters is possible by Friday morning.

The Rogers Pass extend among Revelstoke and Golden was closed for avalanche control work starting at 6 a.m. PT Thursday. The estimated time of reopening is 8 p.m. PT.

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