Avalanche Canada has revealed more details about the fatal avalanche that killed three German tourists near Invermere, B.C., last week.
A group of nine heli-skiers and one guide associated with RK Heliski were skiing in the Coppercrown Mountain region on a run called, “Too bad about the skiing.”
The guide was regrouping higher up on the run when the fifth person in the group triggered a settlement, which initiated an avalanche above.
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“The entire group was swept into the sparse forested area next to the larger avalanche path,” Avalanche Canada wrote in a news release.
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Two people were fully buried and pronounced dead on the scene. Three others — guests as well as the guide — were partially buried and sustained critical injuries.
One of the skiers later died at Invermere Hospital. One other skier sustained non-critical injuries.
Avalanche Canada said the avalanche was 300 metres wide and 75 centimetres thick.
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