Apparently a group of skiers went in via snowmobile, 1 didn't make it out alive.
Dangerous conditions slow avalanche recovery
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/...very_100105/20100105/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome
Updated: Tue Jan. 05 2010 09:11:22
ctvbc.ca
Search and rescue teams near Rossland, B.C., resumed search efforts Tuesday morning in hopes of recovering the body of an Alberta man killed by an avalanche.
The 30-year-old Alberta resident was caught in a slide on Mt. Mackie, roughly 600 kilometres east of Vancouver, while snowmobile skiing with a group of friends Monday afternoon.
His three companions escaped unharmed.
Avalanche technicians were taken into the area at first light to test the stability of the snowpack, Cpl. Dave Johnson told ctvbc.ca.
"They will have to stabilize the snowpack before any recovery effort is made," he said, adding that potentially dangerous conditions prevented the man's body to be removed yesterday.
RCMP teams are leading the recovery effort in coordination with local search and rescue teams from nearby Rossland and Castlegar.
Hazards
An area snowcat ski operation, Big Red Cats, sent out guides after receiving a call around 3:30 p.m. Monday from a man who had just dug his friend out of an avalanche.
Officials found his body, but Rossland Search and Rescue members were unable to recover him because of additional slide hazards.
Mounties say the four men were all experienced back country enthusiasts, and well prepared with avalanche gear.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
Yesterday's slide comes on the heels of a deadly anniversary in the tiny B.C. community of Sparwood.
In December 2008, eight men were killed by a series of avalanches as they were snowmobiling.
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/...very_100105/20100105/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome
Updated: Tue Jan. 05 2010 09:11:22
ctvbc.ca
Search and rescue teams near Rossland, B.C., resumed search efforts Tuesday morning in hopes of recovering the body of an Alberta man killed by an avalanche.
The 30-year-old Alberta resident was caught in a slide on Mt. Mackie, roughly 600 kilometres east of Vancouver, while snowmobile skiing with a group of friends Monday afternoon.
His three companions escaped unharmed.
Avalanche technicians were taken into the area at first light to test the stability of the snowpack, Cpl. Dave Johnson told ctvbc.ca.
"They will have to stabilize the snowpack before any recovery effort is made," he said, adding that potentially dangerous conditions prevented the man's body to be removed yesterday.
RCMP teams are leading the recovery effort in coordination with local search and rescue teams from nearby Rossland and Castlegar.
Hazards
An area snowcat ski operation, Big Red Cats, sent out guides after receiving a call around 3:30 p.m. Monday from a man who had just dug his friend out of an avalanche.
Officials found his body, but Rossland Search and Rescue members were unable to recover him because of additional slide hazards.
Mounties say the four men were all experienced back country enthusiasts, and well prepared with avalanche gear.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
Yesterday's slide comes on the heels of a deadly anniversary in the tiny B.C. community of Sparwood.
In December 2008, eight men were killed by a series of avalanches as they were snowmobiling.