Man dug out of avalanche on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver Saturday
VANCOUVER — Rescue officials in British Columbia say skiers rescued from an avalanche in Cypress Provincial Park could have died had they not been carrying proper gear.
North Shore Rescue spokesman Mike Banks said the men were in the backcountry on the north side of Hollyburn Mountain when one of the skiers triggered an avalanche.
“It’s certainly something you don’t see every day, especially on the North Shore,” Banks said.
The skier was swept down approximately 120 metres over a cliff and was buried in the Tony Baker Gully.