Canmore snowshoer killed in Kananaskis country avalanche

CALGARY – Canmore RCMP are investigating the death of a solo snowshoer in Kananaskis country.

The snowshoer was reported as overdue on Sunday evening after heading out to a popular hiking area called Tent Ridge, located in Spray Valley Provincial Park.

According to Avalanche Canada’s website, the snowshoer was completely buried after triggering a size 3.0 avalanche which initiated near 2,400m and ran for over 800m.

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The victim, identified by RCMP as a 55-year-old Canmore man, was not wearing a transceiver. His name hasn’t been released.

Search and rescue crews were able to recover the victim’s body on Monday morning with the help of a Parks Canada service dog.

The Kananaskis Country Public Safety Section posted on their Facebook page details about a “serious avalanche incident” which started in the alpine where maximum crown depth was 1.5m and the minimum was 40cm.

Kananaskis is located about 100 kilometres west of Calgary.