The number of deaths recorded this year so far is the highest since 2015-2016.
While it has been a deadly winter for avalanches in B.C., closing the backcountry is not a realistic option, according to the executive director of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides.So far this season 12 people have died in six separate avalanches across British Columbia, including three people killed while heli-skiing near Panorama Mountain Resort, last Wednesday. Two more skiers were caught in two separate avalanches this past weekend in Pemberton, but survived.
"Unfortunately, the avalanche professionals and the teams they work with don't receive a lot of feedback on the accuracy of their decision making until an avalanche actually occurs." Dumba says has been was taken aback by talk about closing the backcountry for the rest of the season.
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