Three heli-skiers killed when avalanche sweeps away group in southeast B.C.

By Canadian Press on March 25, 2025.

KASLO, B.C. — Three men have been killed in an avalanche on the east side of Kootenay Lake in southeast B.C.

RCMP say the avalanche happened in an alpine area on Monday, sweeping away a group of heli-skiers.

Police say a transport helicopter was nearing the group at a staging area when the pilot saw the avalanche coming and sounded the alarm.

Mounties says one group of skiers was able to get out of the way, while the other group of four men was swept into the tree line.

They say three of the men pulled from the snow were dead, including a 53-year-old guide from nearby Kaslo, a 44-year-old man from Whistler and a 45-year-old man from Idaho.

The fourth man, a 40-year-old from Nelson, was critically injured.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 25, 2025.

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