Photo: Benji Kallman  (Ed’s note: The White Blog is a recurring
series; TWB I, TWB II.)  By John Clary Davies Published: January
27, 2011  If you write an avalanche awareness blog, it’s been
about as busy as Boxing Day at Vancouver International on the
Canadian storyline front. Saturday, Jan. 16, the Canadian
Avalanche Centre’s Avalanche Awareness Days kicked off with an
inbounds slide at Fernie, from which patrol rescued seven
people, none of whom sustained serious injuries.  A few days
later, after continued snowfall, the CAC issued a special
warning cautioning riders of the highest avalanche risk in 30
years. In the report, CAC Forecaster Karl Klassen said, “We’re
concerned that snowmobilers, skiers, snowshoers and even ice
climbers might be at risk of being caught in these avalanches
when they’re not expecting them because the problem looks like
it’s getting better when it’s just becoming more and more
hidden.” (Video here.)  People still went into the backcountry.
A snowmobiler was killed when an avalanc