Even though it is May, the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) says that there is still a risk of avalanche.
CAC Public Avalanche Warning Service Manager Karl Klassen says that the spring has been colder than usual and since the snow hasn't melted as it usually does, people may not be aware that there is still an avalanche threat.
"Skiers and sledders that are getting up high into the alpine region, they're pretty aware that their snowpack is deep and the spring has been unusually cold and avalanche problems still exist," explains Klassen.
"I think people that are going fishing or hunting or people riding their ATVs on logging roads, hikers on hiking trails down lower in the valley below the snowline, those people generally wouldn't consider themselves at risk from avalanches especially at this time of year and I think we want to raise people's awareness that there's still a ton of snow above them in the mountains."
He says that there have been some instances, especially in the southern Rockies, where there have been avalanches that run through areas where there is no snow, crossing dry logging roads and then hitting the river in the valley bottom.
While it is the spring and the CAC is only getting sporadic reports, he says there is still avalanche activity in the region.
"There's a significant avalanche cycle going on to the east of (Grand Forks and Christina Lake) in the Rockies and I would suspect, knowing that the conditions are similar throughout the southern part of the province, that if you're not seeing an avalanche cycle in the Grand Forks area, in the mountains around there, you probably will over the weekend," explains Klassen.
"This warm sunny weather that's been around for the last couple of days is the first big hit of spring and the snowpack is getting warmed up and hit by the sun and its melting pretty quickly right now."
"I think it's fair to say that we don't have the data to be specific, but in general, I think people should be quite careful for the weekend and the next few days after the weekend," Klassen says.