Avalanche warning issued for B.C. as winter weather forecasted
VANCOUVER — Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia’s backcountry that incoming winter weather is expected to bring a “major increase in avalanche danger.”
The forecaster says the past three weeks of dry conditions have formed layers that won’t bond with new snow, so as amounts accumulate, it expects “large and dangerous avalanches to be triggered, both naturally and by humans.”
The warning comes as Environment Canada predicts a wintry mix of weather conditions that are expected to hit the south coast of B.C. over the next few days.
The weather office says rain is expected over the North Shore and Metro Vancouver, but a cold front will move over the region Friday afternoon, bringing “a quick burst of heavy snow” to some areas such as eastern Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.
