Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning for people in B.C.’s backcountry planning to take advantage of the holidays.

Recent snowfalls coupled with winds and warm temperatures have placed a heavy load on a fragile snowpack, Avalanche Canada said in a news release. People could easily trigger numerous small avalanches, the release said.

The warnings have been issued for:

■South Columbia.
■Kootenay-Boundary.

adjacent to the Okanagan Valley.

There have been many natural, small avalanches in recent days that made conditions bad. But people may not realize the increased danger that lies ahead because cracks will be hidden under 60 to 100 centimetres of good powder snow.