Girl on school ski trip in southern Alberta hits pole, dies in hospital
PINCHER CREEK, Alta. — A 10-year-old girl has died after striking a pole while she was on a school ski trip in southwestern Alberta.
The Grade 6 student at Canyon Elementary School in Pincher Creek was on the planned outing Tuesday at the nearby Castle Mountain resort.
She had taken a mandatory ski lesson in the morning with other students, said resort spokesman Jason Crawford
“We have school groups almost every day,” he said Wednesday. “Once they’re through their lesson, they’re able to ski on the hill.”