Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Triggered by Collapsing Cornice A 28-year-old woman was killed after an avalanche carried her 1,000-feet down a steep mountain face on Mount des Poulis in Yoho National Park, AB, last week. Five people were boot-hiking up a ridge near the summit of 10,387-foot Mount des Poilus last Wednesday, April 13th. The woman was ahead of the group when a cornice, estimated to be between 200-260-feet […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 20, 2022 0 Comments
Fourth Avalanche Death of the Weekend in Canada | Man Killed by Slide Near Lake Louise, AB A man has died following an avalanche near Lake Louise, AB on Saturday. Parks Canada said the slide was triggered on the Des Poilus Glacier on the Wapta Icefield north of Lake Louise at around 1 pm. Three people were in the area, two were uninjured. One man was airlifted to hospital in Calgary in critical condition. He died later in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 22, 2019 0 Comments
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