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Despite being extricated from the snow by his partner minutes after an avalanche near Lake Louise, a skier died from his injuries, say federal officials.
On Monday, two touring skiers from the Canmore area were ascending the northeast slope of Haddo Peak in Banff National when a snow slide was released.
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“One skier managed to escape the avalanche and the second skier was extricated down slope but had already succumbed to their injuries,” said Chelsey Dawes of Parks Canada.
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Despite being pulled from the snow by his partner minutes after an avalanche near Lake Louise, a skier died from his injuries, say federal officials.
On Monday, two touring skiers from the Canmore area were ascending the northeast slope of Haddo Peak in Banff National Park when a snow slide was released.
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“One skier managed to escape the avalanche and the second skier was extricated down slope, but had already succumbed to their injuries,” said Chelsey Dawes of Parks Canada.
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Despite being pulled from the snow by his partner minutes after an avalanche near Lake Louise, a skier died from his injuries, say federal officials.
On Monday, two touring skiers from the Canmore area were ascending the northeast slope of Haddo Peak in Banff National Park when a snow slide was released.
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“One skier managed to escape the avalanche and the second skier was extricated down slope, but had already succumbed to their injuries,” said Chelsey Dawes of Parks Canada.