VANCOUVER—A rescue was underway Thursday night for a backcountry skier badly injured in an avalanche near Pemberton, B.C. Three people were skiing in the Caspar Creek area north of Pemberton when the avalanche hit Thursday afternoon, RCMP spokesman Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair said. “One of them was injured quite badly,” LeClair said. “As [Continue]
Outdoor enthusiasts were being told to steer clear of the North Shore backcountry Wednesday after the avalanche danger in the area rose to high. The Canadian Avalanche Centre said rain that fell right up to the top of local mountains overnight had destabilized the snow pack, driving up the risk of a slide above the tree line to “high” and [Continue]
NORTH Shore rescuers had a much whiter Christmas than they had been hoping for this week when they were called out Dec. 25 to pluck a skier from a snowstorm on Mount Seymour. The volunteers were called away from family and friends at about 3 p.m. when the North Vancouver resort alerted them to a backcountry skier in distress. The 46-year-old had [Continue]
A 27-year-old Calgary man is dead after a tubing accident early Tuesday morning at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C. The man was sliding down a closed ski run at around 1 a.m. when he hit a wooden post at the bottom of the chairlift. He was taken to Golden Hospital, where he was eventually pronounced dead. His name has not been [Continue]
A snowmobiler killed in an avalanche northeast of Prince George, B.C., on Sunday has been identified as 40-year-old Dallas Shane Mayert. Officials say the Prince George resident was snowmobiling with a friend in the MacGregor/Torpy area when a slab avalanche struck at about 2 p.m. PT. Mayert's friend managed to avoid the avalanche, but couldn't [Continue]
A snowmobiler killed in an avalanche northeast of Prince George, B.C., on Sunday has been identified as 40-year-old Dallas Shane Mayert. Officials say the Prince George resident was snowmobiling with a friend in the MacGregor/Torpy area when a slab avalanche struck at about 2 p.m. PT. Mayert's friend managed to avoid the avalanche, but couldn't [Continue]
November 16, 2011, Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver B.C. - The Grouse Grind community came together this year for another great season on North America’s most hiked trail in an effort to raise valuable funds for B.C. Children’s Hospital. Grouse Mountain and B.C. Children’s Hospital are pleased to announce that the Grind For Kids initiative [Continue]
November 16, 2011, Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver B.C. - The Grouse Grind community came together this year for another great season on North America’s most hiked trail in an effort to raise valuable funds for B.C. Children’s Hospital. Grouse Mountain and B.C. Children’s Hospital are pleased to announce that the Grind For Kids initiative [Continue]
A helicopter will scour the mountainside near Prince George, B.C., Monday in search of a snowmobiler who disappeared following an avalanche over the weekend. The Prince George man went missing after he and a friend were caught up in an avalanche around 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Torpy Mountain Recreation area, northeast of Prince George. The [Continue]
A helicopter will scour the mountainside near Prince George, B.C., Monday in search of a snowmobiler who disappeared following an avalanche over the weekend. The Prince George man went missing after he and a friend were caught up in an avalanche around 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Torpy Mountain Recreation area, northeast of Prince George. The [Continue]