Avalanche Canada says three skiers near a mountain in Banff National Park were caught in an avalanche Friday afternoon with one of them ending up being buried in snow.
It's believed the group triggered an avalanche while in the area and, as a result, one of the skiers was buried.Two of the skiers managed to escape the path, but the third, a 32-year-old woman, was fully buried.Officials with STARS say the patient was transported from the scene by Alpine Helicopter, which met STARS at the Banff warden office.
"STARS transported the patient, in critical condition, to Foothills Medical Centre, arriving at 5:04 p.m.," said Mark Oddan of STARS in an email to CTV News.Avalanche Canada's website lists the risk of avalanche as "considerable" in the alpine and treeline areas while only "moderate" below the treeline.
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