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Avalanche
iN TRAFFIC: Road closures occurring along Interior highways
Drivers can expect temporary closures along Interior highways this morning. DriveB.C. is reporting maintenance work…
Highway 3 closing at 10 p.m. for avalanche control
Highway 3 will be closed tonight due to avalanche control work. DriveB.C. reported the road…
Kelowna first responders stop on Highway 33 to salute Nelson cop killed in avalanche
The B.C. police officer who died in an avalanche last week was transported from Kelowna…
Two skiers dead in avalanche near Revelstoke
Two skiers have died in an avalanche near Revelstoke. According to a B.C. RCMP media…
How a new Shuswap program opens doors for Indigenous youth to become ski guides
A new program is creating opportunities for Indigenous youth to enter the backcountry ski guiding…
Investigation team brought in following avalanche at SilverStar Mountain Resort
SILVER STAR – SilverStar Mountain Resort near Vernon has brought in independent consultants to investigate…
Man airlifted to hospital after avalanche at Silver Star mountain
SILVER STAR – A man has been transported to hospital by air ambulance following an…
UPDATE: No injuries in Trans-Canada Highway avalanche
REVELSTOKE — The Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke is currently closed after an avalanche hit this…
Avalanche Canada issues backcountry warning ahead of long weekend
Skiers and snowmobilers are being urged to avoid the backcountry over the next several days…
Alberta skier killed in B.C. back country avalanche
FERNIE – The body of an Alberta man has been recovered after he was killed…
North Okanagan avalanche victim’s airbag didn’t deploy: Coroner
LANGUAGE ADVISORY NORTH OKANAGAN – The B.C. Coroners Service has finally released its findings into…
Warm weather avalanche warning issued across B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Visitors to the Interior backcountry are being warned of an increased avalanche hazard…
Man killed in Shuswap avalanche identified
KELOWNA – The B.C. Coroners Service has released the identity of a man who died…
Two snowmobilers buried by avalanche north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – An avalanche in an area northwest of Blue River has claimed the lives…
Report of missing snowmobiler after avalanche in Shuswap; search underway
CHASE – Search and rescue teams have been dispatched to help look for a snowmobiler…
Avalanche-related deaths down in B.C. despite tragedies
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Avalanche expert Karl Klassen says going into the backcountry is a lot like…
Avalanche warning for southern Interior this weekend
KAMLOOPS – An avalanche warning has been issued for a big chunk of the southern…
UPDATE: Family of skiers rescued by RCMP helicopter near Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS – A family of skiers have been airlifted out of an avalanche zone near…
Mild weekend ahead in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature look like she will play nice this weekend, with moderate temperatures…
Several B.C. Interior highways closed for avalanche control this morning
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you were heading east today, expect delays west of Revelstoke and along…
Snowfall warning for Coquihalla Highway
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While temperatures continue to warm up in town, a system is expected to drop enough snow on area highways today to prompt a snowfall warning for at least one section of highway. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt, where up to 25 centimetres of...
Avalanche control to close Trans-Canada Highway today
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you planned on heading east today prepare for some delays along several routes as crews perform avalanche control today. Drive B.C. warns motorists Highway 1 through Glacier National Park will be closed from noon to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 8, during avalanche control work. Delays of up to two hours are expected....
Heavy snow heading for Southern Interior highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - After a frosty couple of weeks, the weather is warming up this week but the system bringing warm temperatures is also bringing a lot of precipitation — as much as 30 centimetres at some highway passes. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement noting that snowfall of 20 to 30 cm is...
Cold snap continues in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - While the temperatures continue to remind us why the stereotype of all Canadians living in parkas and igloos exists, it is nowhere near the record lows recorded in the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to remain well below zero all weekend but is forecasting the mercury to hit near seasonal normal...