Backcountry skiers and snowboarders on Vancouver Island should be cautious of wind-loaded slopes, an Avalanche Canada ...

The latest Avalanche Canada update for Vancouver Island published early Saturday evening, had a clear message, "bring an ...

Heading into the holiday weekend backcountry snow conditions are uncertain, with the danger of avalanche raised to ...

Heading into the weekend, backcountry snow conditions are moderate, but the danger of avalanche rises to considerable in the alpine as the weekend opens up, according to Avalanche Canada.

A forecaster says ripe avalanche conditions are expected to persist across much of British Columbia for the rest of the week.

Antoine Graebling says the avalanche was size 2.5 (on a 1-5 scale), which Avalanche Canada classifies as being large enough to bury or kill a person. By way of comparison, size 3 could destroy ...

Tyson Rettie with Avalanche Canada says the conditions are largely a result of a series of storms over the past week that have lead to temperature fluctuations and significant amounts of snow at ...

RCMP Const. Antoine Graebling says the avalanche was size 2.5 (on a 1-5 scale), which Avalanche Canada classifies as being large enough to bury or kill a person. By way of comparison, size 3 could ...

Emily Jones, an avalanche forecaster for Avalanche Canada, said in an interview on Thursday that the extreme rating at the moment is due to “rapid loading” with lots of snowfall and wind that ...