Skiier dies after Whistler avalanche

Mar 4, 2017 | 7:09 PM

WHISTLER — Tragedy near Whistler today has claimed the life of a Vancouver man.

The man was caught in an avalanche at Callaghan Valley. 

Whistler Search and Rescue was called out to the Hanging Lake area of Mount Sproatt just after 11:00 AM this morning.

SAR manager Brad Sills told Global News that apparently a group of 14 skiiers were caught in the avalanche, with one person fully buried.