3 heli-skiers killed in southeastern B.C. avalanche, RCMP says

Avalanche in Canada kills 3 skiers, including 1 from Idaho

Three people were killed and one person was critically injured after an avalanche struck a group of heli-skiers in British Columbia, Canada, according to officials. The avalanche occurred just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday in an alpine area on the east side of Kootenay Lake, according to the Kaslo region Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The victims were part of two separate skiing groups who had just completed a descent and were waiting in a sta…

Three skiers were killed and a fourth injured in an avalanche in British Columbia, the police announced on Tuesday.

UPDATED: Kaslo avalanche kills three skiers, injures another

The incident took place Monday afternoon in the Clute Creek watershed

UPDATED: Kootenay avalanche kills three skiers, injures another

The incident took place Monday afternoon in the Clute Creek watershed

Three skiers killed in Kootenay avalanche

One person was also seriously injured in the avalanche, which struck on the east side of Kootenay Lake Monday

Avalanche kills three heli-skiers, sweeps away group in southeast B.C.

Police say a transport helicopter was nearing the group at a staging area when the pilot saw the avalanche coming and sounded the alarm