Winter is here and a lot of you are already heading out into the backcountry or at least planning to head out for a ski tour soon. Before you do, be sure to give this latest Avalanche Conditions Video a watch as it talks about the current snowpack in the Southern Selkirk Mountains. Dave from the Snow Safety Team at Whitewater Ski Resort gives us the low down on what is happening in the snowpack around the resort.

You'll want to watch this video as things are not as safe as they seem and with more snow in the forecast the situation will likely get worse. If you have been out in the backcountry and have observations to report please do so by commenting here or creating your own forum post, we'd all love to hear from you concerning what you saw out there.