Several injured in avalanche near area where fatal slide happened Saturday
GOLDEN, B.C. — An avalanche seriously hurt two people and sent several others to hospital near a British Columbia community, not far from where a snowmobiler died in another slide this weekend.
RCMP say a group of 13 people were skiing as part of a guided tour on Sunday morning near Esplanade Mountain, west of Golden, when an avalanche was triggered.
Police said a 64-year-old man from Canmore, Alta., was flown to Calgary by helicopter in critical condition, while a 58-year-old woman from Calgary was transported by helicopter to Kamloops with serious injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening.
Four others were treated for minor injuries in hospital in Golden.