Resist Urge to ‘Tickle’ the Snowpack as Slide Risk Increases, Avalanche Survivor Says

Ken Wylie is a survivor of a deadly avalanche in the Selkirk Mountains in 2003, as seen in this handout photo received Jan. 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ken Wylie

Twenty years after he survived being buried in a deadly avalanche in British Columbia’s backcountry, Ken Wylie is urging people to be cautious and aware while dealing with a similarly unstable snowpack this year.

“Just accept this is a challenging season and make plans around that,” he said from his Mill Bay home on Vancouver Island.