“While natural avalanche activity is beginning to taper off, the snowpack remains primed for human-triggering,” said Stephen Holeczi, a spokesperson for Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks.

Weak layers of snow are buried under up to 90 cm of storm snow, and more snow expected by the weekend will add to instability in the region, according to Stephen Holeczi, visitor safety specialist ...

according to Stephen Holeczi, visitor safety specialist at Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay national parks. "The complex snowpack in the central Rockies continues to demand caution, conservative ...