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13 deaths as a result of avalanches in B.C. this season

Fatalities include 12 snowmobilers and one skier. March is reported to be the most deadly month for avalanches

Fatalities include 12 snowmobilers and one skier. March is reported to be the most deadly month for avalanches

A person was died after being caught in an avalanche in the popular Crowfoot mountain snowmobile area in B.C.'s Shuswap. (Crowfoot Mountain Snowmobile Club)

B.C. is a winter playground because of its mountains and snow.

But that playground can be deadly because of avalanches.

Over a dozen people have died in avalanches this year in B.C., most of them have been snowmobilers.

To find out what's going on in the mountains, Ilya Storm is on the line now.

He's a forecaster with Avalanche Canada.

To listen to the full interview, click on the link: 13 deaths as a result of avalanches in B.C. this season.