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The point of these is not to provide detailed information about specific locations or slopes, rather to raise awareness of avalanche conditions in general and to help backcountry recreationists recognize avalanche terrain that may pose a risk while the current condition persists.
Before venturing into the mountains please check the latest conditions on the CAC's Avalanche Bulletins.
Feb 20: Surface Hoar, Tulameen, Coquihalla area. Large whumph w/ cracks to 30m. Photo: Jim Bay
Feb 20: Surface Hoar, Tulameen, Coquihalla area. Displacement from large whumph. Photo: Jim Bay
Feb 20: Surface Hoar, Tulameen, Coquihalla area. Side view of failure. Tests result CTE 2. Photo: Jim Bay
Feb 20: Surface Hoar, Crust, Facet combo, Rogers Pass. RB1 Whole Block. Photo: alpinism.com
Feb 20: Surface Hoar avalanche, Rogers Pass. This will get worse before it gets better. Photo: alpinism.com
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Feb 22: Purcells. This cracking accompanied avalanche activity on steeper slopes nearby. Photo: Markus Ebner
Feb 23: Kootenay Pass area. This natural avalanche occurred in the last 12 hours. Photo: Mark Talbot
Mid-March: Central Selkirks. What it looked like before a size 4 avalanche Trees are ~40 years old. Photo: Jim Bay
Mid-March: Central Selkirks. What it looked like after a size 4 avalanche. Photo: Jim Bay
22 March: Flathead range, South Rockies. Deep crown, estimated 3m high. Naturally triggered. Likely mid-Feb SH. Photo: Gord Ohm
22 March: Flathead range, South Rockies. Close-up of the crown of the previous slide. Photo: Gord Ohm
23 March: Gorman Lake, Dogtooth range, Purcells. Very large avalanche with impressive runout. Courtesy Biglines.com
23 March: Gorman Lake, Dogtooth range, Purcells. Impressive runout that ran up and over a scoop mid path. Courtesy Biglines.com
Late April: Homestein area, near Nelson. Spring avalanche size 4/4.5. Photo: Pierre Kaufmann
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