Fires may increase avalanche danger

October 24, 2003
Source: CBC Calgary
Original story - link verified on October 24, 2003

This summer's raging forest fires could bring a greater risk of avalanches this winter, experts say. The mountain-sides devastated by wildfires may be more susceptible to slides, with fewer trees and less undergrowth to buffer the moving snow.

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