High risk of avalanche around Revelstoke due to recent weather conditions
The risk of avalanches in Interior BC is the highest this season than it’s been in more than a decade, but Avalanche Canada have been wary of the conditions since the late fall last year.The high-risk avalanche conditions that have garnered attention in Interior BC, and already claimed someone’s life, starting months ago and thousands of miles away. When a frigid Siberian polar vortex swept its way to B.C., the temperatures in the town of Revelstoke weren’t affected.
“[The guides] were spot on, because as soon as we had that big storm around Christmas, we started to see those layers becoming very reactive,” said Buhler. The platform allows industry experts to submit the results from their field tests, which gives Avalanche Canada information about the snow on the ground. With resorts, backcountry guides, and casual enthusiasts all around Revelstoke testing every day, the organization always has an abundance of data for the region.
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