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North Selkirks. Low angle terrain. Photo courtesy CMH
South Chilcotin Mountains. Very low angle terrain. Photo: Greg Johnson
West-central Monashees. Fracture line pulled back above roll into low angle. Photo: Dave Healey
West-central Monashees. Fracture line pulled back well above roll into very low angle. Photo: Joris Van Willigenburg
North Monashees. Yikes! Photo courtesy CMH
West-central Monashees. Full size snowcat in the middle of picture with big fractures above and below. Photo: Mark Stanley
South Cariboos. Photo: Derek Vanderkooy, dekooyimages.com
West-central Monashees. Low angle. Photo: Aaron Cooperman
Central Selkirks. Photo: Tim Grey
Central Selkirks. Pulling back to low angle and connecting multiple features. Photo: Tim Grey
West-central Monashees. They are getting deep in some areas. Photo: Aaron Cooperman
South Cariboos. Fracture line almost fully around the clock. Photo: Mo Rasiah
West-central Monashees. Photo: Aaron Cooperman
North Monashees. Open, moderate angled glade in the trees. Photo: Eric Schadinger
South Cariboos. Expect the same to happen in each gully. Photo Derek Vanderkooy, dekooyimages.com
East-central Selkirks. Fracture crosses rib feature. Photo: Don Hunt
Central Selkirks/Monashees. Note how upper fracture line runs around rib feature. Photo courtesy CMH
North Rockies. Isolated pocket in the middle of a slope--hard to anticipate. Photo: Steve Blake
Central Monashees. Rough ride if caught and pushed into trees below. Photo: Joris Van Willigenburg
Central Monashees. Low angle. Photo: Joris Van Willigenburg
West-central Monashees. Another weird pocket in middle of slope--hard to anticipate. Photo: Mark Stanley
South Chilcotin. Low angle, good sized pocket. Photo: Clint Samuels
South Chilcotin. Closer look. Estimated 60cm fracture line. Photo: Clint Samuels
West-central Monashees. Natural trigger March 8th. Photo: Mark Stanley
West-central Monashees. Sympathetic trigger March 8th. Photo: Mark Stanley
Central Selkirks. Photo: Looks like a step-down fracture in middle of bed surface. Peter Alex Wainwright.
Central Selkirks. Photo: Wren McElroy
Central Selkirks. Photo: Wren McElroy
Central Selkirks. Photo: Wren McElroy
The culprits: Feb22 (on surface) Feb8 (middle) Jan24-29 (bottom) surface hoar layers. Photo: Wren McElroy
It's not over. West-central Monashees, March 12, 945 a.m. One of two triggered by snowcat on road above. Photo: Ralphie
Central Cariboos, March 16. Photo: Mark Kolasinski
Central Cariboos, March 16. Photo: Mark Kolasinski
Central Cariboos, March 16. Photo: Mark Kolasinski
Central Monashees. Photo: Brad White
Rocky Mtns, Selwyn Range. Photo: Peter Amann
Rocky Mtns, Selwyn Range. Photo: Peter Amann
Rocky Mtns, Selwyn Range. Photo: Peter Amann
Central Monashees. Photo: Joe Pavelich
West-central Monashees, March 30. Low angle slope triggered by snowcat driving by. Photo: Dave Healey
West-central Monashees, March 30/31. Cornice triggered, up to 200cm deep. Photo: Dave Healey
Southern Selkirks. Low angle terrain, wide propagation.
West-central Monashees. Step-down avalanche, March 27, 2010. Photo: Aaron Cooperman
It's in Alberta too: East side of central Rockies, March 31, 2010. Photo: Diane Volkers/Parks Canada
April 13, Northern Selkirks. Cornice/steeper slope above stepped down in low angle terrain. Photo: CMH Adamants
April 13, Northern Selkirks. Wider view of avalanche in previous photo. Photo: CMH Adamants