Seven skiers hurt in B.C. avalanche were on self-guided trip: industry group
GOLDEN, B.C. — Skiers injured in an avalanche is southeastern British Columbia were on a self-guided trip and aware of the risks when they were caught in the snow slide, says an official from a ski holiday company.
The avalanche northeast of Golden happened Sunday, the day after a 30-year-old Calgary man was killed when a slide hit four snowmobile riders in the same region.
Avalanche Canada issued a special warning Friday for the area about the possibility of “very large and dangerous avalanches.”
The six injured skiers, part of a larger group staying at Sunrise Lodge, were on a slope when the avalanche occurred near the treeline.