Resist urge to 'tickle' the snowpack, B.C. avalanche survivor says

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Resist urge to 'tickle' the snowpack, B.C. avalanche survivor says
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Ken Wylie was one of 13 caught in an avalanche in January 2003 in B.C. Seven people died. Experts have compared this year\u0027s snowpack to that of 2003, when…

Avalanche Canada, a forecasting, training and safety agency, says the layers are deep enough that people are less likely to see clues of instability but there remains a serious potential for large, human-triggered avalanches.

“But we’re in a position as a member of a group where we’re exposed to consequence, and I think it’s easy to forget that.” “So, yeah, my opinion is that the longer this goes on, the harder it is going to be for people to make conservative choices.”Article content

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