Recent snowfall throughout southern B.C. has further complicated an already complex snowpack that formed early this winter and further increased the risk of large avalanches.
“There were some early signs at the start of the season and we have seen the conditions play out as expected,” said Simon Horton, forecaster with Avalanche Canada. “That weak snow that formed during those cold snaps was buried around Christmas and it snowed a lot more in February, so now all those weaknesses are quite deep and producing big avalanches.”
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