A snowmobiler has died after being buried by an avalanche within the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia.
Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers have been driving within the Bullmoose space close to Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday when an avalanche was remotely triggered from the bottom of the slope.
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The group says one of many three was totally buried and didn’t survive, regardless of rescue makes an attempt by the opposite snowmobilers.
Avalanche Canada says the avalanche measured roughly 300 metres huge by 240 metres lengthy, with a crown between 75 centimetres and two metres thick.
It says the realm was closely affected by wind.
Avalanche Canada says the hazard score within the space was labeled as appreciable, which implies pure avalanches are potential and human-triggered avalanches are possible.
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