A man believed to be in his 20s is dead after he was buried in an avalanche in Lake Louise, Alta., Saturday. A second person was also buried but survived.
The Class 3 avalanche happened in an area that has been closed off most of the season due to poor conditions and avalanche risk, said Dan Markham with Lake Louise Ski Resort. He said three people ducked under a rope sectioning off the area in the West Bowl and traversed the ridge when an avalanche gave way overhead.
No one in the group had avalanche safety gear, he said, and two of the three were buried in snow. Ski patrol quickly responded to a 911 call and RCMP as well as Parks Canada rescue dogs also responded to the call.3 German tourists dead after avalanche near Invermere, B.C.
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