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Avalanche safety first

Karl Klassen, public avalanche warning service manager for the Canadian Avalanche Centre said that while they don’t have any data available specifically for the Tweedsmuir Park area, conditions in this area are likely to be similar to those across the province.

Karl Klassen, public avalanche warning service manager for the Canadian Avalanche Centre said that while they don’t have any data available specifically for the Tweedsmuir Park area, conditions in this area are likely to be similar to those across the province.

“It is a time for people to be very careful,” he said.

Klassen said he would recommend people stay out of back country areas altogether, but if deciding to venture out the best thing is to avoid any areas above the tree line and avoid steep or open slopes.

“Even

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