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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B">Reports from Friday show extensive avalanche activity, with numerous wind and storm slab releases from Size 1.5-3. Natural activity is featured primarily, although ski cutting and explosives were also employed to mitigate avalanche hazards. Northerly aspects saw the lion's share of avalanche activity, but all aspects were represented.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B">Thursday's reports included several ski cut and natural storm and wind slabs from Size 1-2. North and northeast aspects were the most active, but one more notable (remotely triggered) storm slab occurred on a west aspect.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B">Last Saturday, two near misses were reported in the Clemina Creek area near Valemount. </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/18320018-97f6-461d-b05d-b222d782527e" target="_blank"><span class="s_9255B882">See the MIN report for details.</span></a><span class="s_AA239A9B"> These were both Size 2 persistent slab avalanches that released on deep facet layers on north-facing rocky alpine features - highlighting the localized dangerous conditions in that area </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/near-misses-in-the-north-rockies-cariboos" target="_blank"><span class="s_9255B882">(see more here)</span></a><span class="s_AA239A9B">. </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Looking forward, expect a decline in natural avalanche activity while the potential for human triggering the full depth of our recent storm snow persists for a few more days. </span></p>