By 1075 Beach Radio News / Pete McIntyre

One person injured in avalanche at Silver Star Resort

Mar 20, 2019 | 4:20 PM

VERNON, B.C. — One person was injured in an avalanche at Silver Star Resort near Vernon today.

The man was airlifted off the mountain to treatment with unknown injuries.

The resort’s Chantelle Deacon says the iso-thermal avalanche took place on a double black diamond run on the Putnam Creek side of the mountain around 12:30 p.m.

“An isothermal avalanche is due to warming temperatures. It’s really warm up here right now. There was one person injured in the incident. We don’t know the extent of their injuries at this time but they have been helicoptered off the mountain by BC Ambulance,” Deacon tells Beach Radio News.

The resort has shut down all lifts and runs, with that closure to be re-evaluated later today.

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Deacon did not know where the man was from.