A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in B.C.’s Sea to Sky region Tuesday, according to authorities.
The avalanche was reported in a “remote area” of Anniversary Glacier near Mt. Joffre, Mounties said in a statement Wednesday.
“The Sea to Sky RCMP (Pemberton Detachment) general duty officers along with Pemberton Search and Rescue responded to the area. The avalanche was determined to be a size 3.5, that ran for approximately 1,500 metres,” the statement from the detachment said.
“Search teams were deployed, and they located and recovered a deceased male.”
Avalanche Canada says the boarder died on Tuesday after triggering a so-called wind-slab avalanche near Anniversary Glacier, about 26 kilometres east of Pemberton.
The latest avalanche comes amid heavy snowfall in the area, including in Whistler to the south, where Environment Canada reported 24 cm of snow on Monday.
A heli-skier was killed last Thursday in a slide near Revelstoke, B.C., while skiing with three others and a guide in the backcountry.
On Feb. 17, a snowmobiler was killed near Fernie in southeastern B.C. after triggering an avalanche while climbing a slope towards a ridge.
The avalanche danger rating for the Peace Region is currently listed as ‘considerable.’
With files from The Canadian Press