Sadly, another avalanche fatality in today's paper. I would not speak ill of the dead, but I really have to wonder why they decided to go up in those conditions.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/killed+avalanche/6261598/story.html"A snowmobiler is dead after being buried in an avalanche Tuesday afternoon outside of Whistler, B.C.
Shawn Wilson of Blackcomb Snowmobile said the avalanche occurred on Powder Mountain just after 3 p.m. It covered a one-kilometre swath of land before sliding into Grizzly Lake, about 20 kilometres west of Whistler.
A witness said that the man was buried under at least one metre of snow for more than 20 minutes.
According to police, the man was part of a group of five snowmobiling in the area when two of the men — one being the victim — attempted to climb a steep slope, otherwise known as "highmarking," and triggered the avalanche.
Tuesday was a sunny day on the slopes with 30 centimetres of fresh powder in the last 48 hours."