Backcountry skiers are dwarfed by the mountains as they make their way along a mountain ridge near McGillivray Pass Lodge located in the southern Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia, Jan. 10, 2012. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
A snowmobiler has died after being buried by an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia.
Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers were riding in the Bullmoose area near Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday when an avalanche was remotely triggered from the base of the slope.
