VANCOUVER — Avalanche Canada confirms two skiers have been caught and injured in separate slides east of Pemberton, B.C.
The Avalanche Canada website says both events happened Saturday and each one involved a fully buried skier who was saved because of the quick work of others in their group.
Avalanche Canada says the "deep and persistent" problem related to the unstable snow pack still affects most slopes in the B.C. backcountry and is now complicated by newly formed, touchy wind slabs. Twelve people have died in six separate avalanches around southern B.C. since January, and Avalanche Canada has repeatedly warned people to make "conservative, low-consequence choices" if they head out at all.
"We know sunny weather can create a false sense of security and lure people out into avalanche terrain, even though unstable conditions exist," Buhler said in a statement.
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