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    Avalanche fatality in Glacier National Park - Roger Pass

    • 2013-03-26 20:26:32

      Avalanche fatality in Glacier National Park - Roger Pass

      Over the weekend on Sunday March 24th a 38 year old Revelstoke man identified as Jason Chad Westbury was killed in an avalanche. It occurred on Mount Sifton just below the col at approximately 2:00 pm. The victim was buried but his two companions were able to dig him out and start CPR then one person went for help. When Parks Canada arrives via helicopter it was too late and Westbury had died.


      The two other skiers were not hurt in the incident and were flown from the area by helicopter. This is the second avalanche death in B.C. in the past two days as a snowmobiler was killed in a slide west of Kimberley the day before.


      The Canadian Avalanche Centre had issued a warning for the interior of B.C. over the weekend. Given the inviting sunny weather everyone in the backcountry should use extra caution.

      Avalnche Rogers Pass Mount Sifton Backcountry Skiing

    • 2wheeler
      2013-03-28 12:29:20

      Thanks for posting this, I was in RP the same weekend.  I couldnt find any record of this in the CAC incident database.  Where does this information come from?
    • 2013-03-28 14:27:06

      CAC is likley still processing it as it is still relatively new news. I read about it on the CBC site and thought people should know that just because it si sunny out doesn't mean avi conditions are safe.


      Where did you tour at RP?

    • 2wheeler
      2013-03-28 16:58:49

      Good information for sure to have.  We did all North facing stuff in the Bonny and Asulkan drainages.  Exiting the Alsulkan and crossing some west facing slopes at the height of day did worry me a little.  
    • 2013-03-30 09:24:06

      Understandably so!
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