Skier Survives Backcountry Avalanche Near Lake Louise

Skier buried up to waist after triggering backcountry avalanche in Alberta Rockies

LAKE LOUISE — Video from Parks Canada shows a downhill skier in Alberta swept up in an avalanche that sent the person tumbling down a slope and buried waist-deep in snow.

Video shows skier caught in avalanche outside Lake Louise ski area boundary

Yesterday morning, a skier on a backcountry run called the Vortex near Lake Louise was caught in a size 2 avalanche but was uninjured in the incident.

Skier ‘Uninjured’ After Being Caught Up in Avalanche in Banff National Park: Parks Canada

A skier is safe after triggering an avalanche while going down a slope in Alberta’s Lake Louise area. Parks Canada said the avalanche, captured on video by another skier, occurred in the backcountry outside the Lake Louise Ski Area in Banff National Park on Jan. 20. “We are thankful the pair were willing to share their video for its value in informing other recreationalists in a timely manner,” Parks Canada said in a Jan. 20 post on social media…

Skier survives backcountry avalanche near Lake Louise

A skier escaped uninjured after triggering and being buried to the waist by a size 2 avalanche in the backcountry near Lake Louise on Tuesday.

Parks Canada: Skier triggers avalanche by Lake Louise ski area

A skier is alive after being swept up in a size two avalanche just outside the Lake Louise ski area in Banff National Park on Tuesday.

Skier triggers avalanche near Lake Louise, gets partially buried

Parks Canada says the skier is safe after being carried to the bottom in an avalanche and said it is reminder that such events can happen on any slope that's 30 degrees or more.