Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada have issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users in the Interior.
Recent snowfall and warming temperatures are threatening to destabilize a fragile lower snowpack, prompted by a cold and dry start to the season.
That makes the likelihood of large, human-caused avalanches high over the next few days, despite the decreasing danger ratings.
Most of the Columbia Mountains, Northern Rockies, and Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks, are covered under the warning.
It extends from north of Castlegar and Kimberley, all the way north through the Pine Pass near Mackenzie, with a map available at CFNR FM dot CA.
Backcountry users are advised to stick to lower angle slopes, and smaller objectives and stay up to date on forecasts from Avalanche dot CA.
Effective immediately, the warning will remain in place through Monday.
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