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Don't believe the Avalanche forecast

Kootenay Avalanche forecast has been downgraded, but the stuff that hasn't slid yet would go HUGE if it goes. Around Castlegar here there are a bunch of big convex slopes that have ALL the winters snow + all the problems still burried in there + no one has been on it yet!

I was out yesterday and felt a lot more nervous than usual with a "moderate" avi forecast.

Carefull out there guys!
 
I too noticed that Corex. I heard a couple crews were in poking around at ladybird over the weekend, little scarey i thought. Apparently some of the hills slid going strait into ladybird, and slid damn near clear across the valley bottom. I am a bit surprised to see green and yellow on the avy forcast round these parts!
 
If you read further into the avy reports they state that consequences are extremely high. You have to look past the coloured ratings at the top of the page and use your own best judgement in the mountains.
 
Right on sledhead, you have to read the full report and take the information and use it proper. You have to remember that it is just a general summary of the area. You should use the report with what you know to travel safely in the back country.
 
If you read further into the avy reports they state that consequences are extremely high. You have to look past the coloured ratings at the top of the page and use your own best judgement in the mountains.

Yo that my friend, too many peeps click on the CAC website, look at the graph and off to the hills they go thinking life is all good on lower rating scales without reading about the actual condiotions, snow pack etc etc

Excellent point.
 
The avy report is one piece of a pretty large puzzle, The "AVALUATER" is a pretty good piece as well, take level 1 and you should be able to put most of the pieces together most of the time................there will always be some voodoo involved.
 
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