New avalanche rules for backcountry

December 3, 2004
Source: CBC Calgary
Original story - link verified on December 3, 2004

Parks Canada has developed a new way to warn backcountry enthusiasts of potential avalanche dangers, giving more than 200 trails one of three risk ratings.Grant Statham, an avalanche risk specialist with Parks Canada, says the new system will be easier to understand, and is based on landscape, rather than snow. Parks Canada: Avalanche terrain ratings

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