Prince George, B.C. – Heading into another long weekend, the Canadian Avalanche Centre is advising the danger rating for an avalanche in the back country is considerable to high, depending on the area.

 

 For the North Columbia-Cariboos, the rating is “considerable” meaning there are dangerous avalanche conditions. “Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making essential”. The rating means natural avalanches are possible, and human triggered avalanches are likely.

 

There is no report for the North Rockies region.

 

For the Northwest Inland, Northwest Coastal, Jasper and Banff regions, the rating is high which means there are very dangerous avalanche conditions and travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Under this rating, the Canadian Avalanche Centre says “natural avalanches are likely and human triggered avalanches are very likely.”