Woman dies in skiing incident after falling in tree well at Whistler Blackcomb

Mar 16, 2016 | 11:16 AM

WHISTLER, B.C. — A woman has died while skiing on a mountain near Whistler, B.C.

RCMP say the woman was with her husband in the Seventh Heaven area of Blackcomb Mountain on Tuesday morning when they became separated in a treed area.

Mounties say she was reported missing and a search was launched.

A member of the public found the woman in a tree well, unresponsive.