(Avalanche Canada)

By David Opinko

Avalanche warning issued for Rockies near Alberta/B.C. border

Mar 4, 2021 | 10:29 AM

CROWSNEST PASS, AB – Backcountry recreators are asked to avoid treacherous terrain.

Avalanche Canada has issued a special public avalanche warning for several regions on both sides of the provincial border. This includes:

• North Rockies
• Cariboos
• Jasper National Park
• Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks
• Kananaskis Country
• South Rockies
• Lizard and Flathead
• Waterton Lakes National Park

The agency says a combination of increasing temperatures and persistent weak layers in the snowpack are having a destabilizing effect.

This could make natural and human-triggered avalanches much more likely.

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Backcountry users and anyone recreating in avalanche terrain are advised to exercise caution and to have the essential gear such as a transceiver, probe, and shovel.

Several areas in southeastern B.C. like the South Rockies and Lizard Flathead have a high avalanche rating as of Thursday morning.

For Waterton, the danger rating is “considerable” at low elevations and “high” in mid and alpine ranges.

More details on current avalanche danger ratings can be found at avalanche.ca