Two separate inbounds avalanches struck Whistler Blackcomb on January 11th with on one guest requiring rescue.
The first occurred in an expert-only area on Blackcomb around 10:00am which caught three people with no injuries. The second followed less than two hours later, also on Blackcomb, catching three more with one requiring rescue again no one was injured.
Heavy rain and rising temperatures in the Sea-to-Sky region have increased snowpack instability, elevating avalanche and landslide risk. Avalanche Canada rated the area high danger for January 12 and 13 after extreme warming and heavy precipitation. Here is the latest avalanche danger forecast from Avalanche Canada:
