One person is dead after being caught in an avalanche in B.C. on Saturday while snowmobiling west of the Alberta border, according to Avalanche Canada.
The organization said on its website that three people were snowmobiling in the Thunderwater Lake riding area, which is west of Invermere in B.C.’s Columbia Valley, about 180 kilometres west of Calgary.
Avalanche Canada said two riders were swept up in a slide that was triggered near a rocky feature on the slope.
“One rider managed to ride off to the side, the other was caught and buried approximately two metres deep on a bench feature mid-path,” said the posting.
The victim was found by people in
