Three Heli-skiers Killed in Avalanche Near Kaslo
Three Heli-skiers Killed in Avalanche Near Kaslo
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Tag: avalanche deaths
The Grace of Learning
The La Traviata avalanche, that happened on January 20th 2003, took the lives of seven individuals: Craig Kelly, Vern Lunsford, Dave Finnerty, Dennis Yates, Kathy (Polucha) Kessler, Naomi Heffler, and Jean-luc Schwendener.
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Avalanche Canada Reflects on U.S. Avalanche Deaths
The United States has marked its deadliest week of avalanches in more than a century after more than a dozen people died, Avalanche Canada commented that they are deeply saddened by the tragedy.
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Weak snowpack layers taking lives
Shane Szocs was completely buried on Rainbow Mountain near Whistler the same day as the snow-biker accident.
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BC Coroners and Avalanche Canada stress safety
the airbags were ineffective in this case because the victims were in a gully at the bottom of a slope
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Two skier deaths in recent storm cycle
It has been an exceptional year with only one Canadian avalanche death this year—until last week.
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Avalanche Claims 3 at Stevens Pass
Three skiers died in an out-of-bounds avalanche on the back side of Stevens Pass Sunday, including Stevens Pass marketing director Chris Rudolph.
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