A 45-year-old man was killed in an avalanche near Whistler, B.C., on Saturday, the second avalanche fatality in the area in two days. RCMP were notified of an avalanche in Brandywine Bowl, a backcountry area southwest of Whistler, at 2 p.m. local time. There have been four serious search and rescue calls within the past three days, involving two fatalities and a "multitude" of serious injuries, RCMP said. On Friday, one skier was killed and two others were injured in two avalanches near Whistler. The skiers were swept up in an avalanche in the Poop Chutes off Blackcomb Glacier at around 3:20 p.m., police said.

Source: CBC News February 14, 2021 02:31 UTC