A 45-year-old man is dead after an avalanche in the area of Brandywine Bowl near Whistler.

Whistler RCMP said it was notified of the size three slide in the "Poop Chutes" area around 3:20 p.m.

As of Feb. 8, Vancouver Coastal Health has identified 43 new cases in Whistler with an additional 24 older cases with earlier symptom onset dates.

While officers were issuing a ticket, they discovered driver had only been in the country nine days, a violation of the federal requirement to quarantine for two weeks.

It's nearly double the 288 cases Vancouver Coastal Health said it had confirmed in Whistler between Jan. 1 and Jan. 26.

Officials said the majority of the new cases in January are young people in their 20s and 30s who live, work and socialize together.

A new online survey shows the majority of Canadians support a non-essential travel ban between provinces and territories to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

It was B.C.'s third ski-hill fatality in the space of a week, after incidents at Big White resort in the Okanagan and Mount Washington on Vancouver Island. 

Early reports indicate the person may have struck a tree or fallen down a tree well while backcountry skiing.

The suspects, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, allegedly purchased "large quantities of apples, carrots, pears, eggs and almonds to leave out for the animals."