The Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton. (Supplied by Avenue Calgary)

By David Opinko

High avalanche risk reported in Waterton Lakes National Park

Nov 28, 2019 | 4:30 PM

WATERTON, AB – If you are planning to head to Waterton this weekend, officials are asking that you be careful.

Avalanche Canada is reporting a “high” risk of snow slides in the alpine and at the treeline, while the danger is said to be “considerable” below the treeline.

They say the area has received 50-70 cm of new snow in recent days, which was brought in by moderate-to-strong northeast winds.

This has created slabs that will be very easy to trigger.

“We are expecting to see a natural avalanche cycle at all elevations,” says Avalanche Canada.

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The avalanche danger ratings in Waterton are forecast to stay the same for Friday and moderately improve at the low and mid-elevations by Saturday.