Avalanche...

[Adrenaline]

BREAKING NEWS: 3 dead, 6 missing in Canada avalanche

02/01/2003

Associated Press

REVELSTOKE, British Columbia -- Three skiers are dead and six are missing after the second deadly avalanche near Revelstoke, British Columbia, in less than a month.

No word yet on where the skiers were from.

Eight other members of the group of 17 skiers swept up in the slide were rescued and airlifted to Glacier Park Lodge by helicopter.

Mountain that was the scene of last month's deadly avalanche. (KGW Photo)

Their injuries were reported to be minor, according to Bob Pearce of the B.C. Ambulance Service.

Pearce said park wardens and members of the ski patrol, assisted by search dogs, were searching for the missing skiers.

The slide occurred Saturday in Glacier National Park, east of Revelstoke, in the Rogers Pass area known as Knock Creek.

Seven people died in a January 20th avalanche in the same area of east-central British Columbia.

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[con_cept]

you seem to know more than me... I just listed what I heard on my local news station.

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[lineskier10]

wow 2 deadly ones in so short a time span, i hope it gets through peoples heads to not ski there until the conditions get better

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[Adrenaline]

here's a little more accurate story from the canadian press;

Canadian Press

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Six back-country skiers are dead and one was missing after a second deadly avalanche in this area of east-central British Columbia in less than a month.

Ten others from the party of 17 skiers swept up in the slide on Saturday were rescued and airlifted to Glacier Park Lodge by helicopter with injuries reported to be minor, added Bob Pearce of the B.C. Ambulance Service.

Pearce said park wardens and members of the ski patrol, assisted by sniffer dogs, were searching for the missing skiers.

The slide occurred in Glacier National Park, east of Revelstoke, in the Rogers Pass area known as Knock Creek.

There were unconfirmed reports that a group of high school students may had been caught in the slide.

It was the second major slide in the Revelstoke area in a month.

Seven people in a party of 21 back-country skiers died in a January avalanche.

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[stephen_beast]

this is really awful, all the families and people involved will be in my prayers.

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[Fusion]

That isn't very good.

 

[jibs]

yes, the were all 10th graders from a private school near calgary.

here's the full story
http://calgary.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ca_students20030201

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[Phrosty]

they probably ignored warning signs or unstable conditions. And didn't use proper bc teqnique.

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[mtbaker_rules]

i just took an avalanche course over the weekend. it was pretty basic but it opened my eyes to how much i didn't know, especially with using my transciever. i would recommend that anyone who does backcountry get educated so stuff like this doesn't happen. sure they were in the mountains and having fun but dying in an avalanche can be pretty horrible from what i know. be careful and learn as much as you can.

 

[Ski-hobo]

Did they have transivers or probes and other avalaunche equitment? It doesnt really sound like they did. But it is a horrible accident and it makes me think more when I go to the backcountry.

 

[matchstickid]

They all had trancivers, and avi equipment. All the teachers with them had alot of backcountry experience.

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[Phrosty]

it is soo easy to avoid avalanches. I know what i'm talking about too. I have my level two. If you get caught in a slide your a dumbass.

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[freeskierman]

heard that already it really is fucking bad!

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[davinci]

think it would be a nightmare for me to be trapped in an avalanche...

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[mtbaker_rules]

hey phrosty not everybody who gets caught in a slide is a dumbass. craig kelly the 4 time world champ in snowboarding who was killed in the other bc avalanche a few weeks ago was training to be a guide. to my understanding their were several other guides in the party of 20+ and almost all of them were buried. the mountains can be very unpredictable even if you have the experience. i agree with a comment in the seattle times that if you go out in the backcountry a lot you're just playing with the odds. its a worthy cause to risk your life but can be deadly for anyone.

 

[tori]

Its horrible, they were all kids your age.

The teachers leading them all had the skills and experience to be out there, and they consulted local park officials who gave them the go-ahead.

It was a natural slide which means they didn't trigger it, they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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[CTripper]

phrosty, if you know so much, explain what happened to craig kelly and what he did wrong.

-Chris Peck