A day of snowboarding on Whistler Mountain has ended in death. RCMP say two boarders, a woman and a 24-year-old Australian man, found themselves on steeper terrain than they could handle yesterday, and tried to walk down the hill. But the man slipped, fell and hit his head among some trees. He was flown by helicopter to the Whistler Health Care … [Read more...]
North Shore Rescue looking for yet another snowboarder out of bounds near Cypress
For the second time in a week, North Shore Rescue crews are near Cypress Mountain trying to rescue a snowboarder. Team leader Tim Jones says they have been in contact with the man, and believe they know where he is: "We believe he's just at the snowline, below the waterfalls, in main drainage of Montizambert." Jones says they are confident they can … [Read more...]
Snowboarder retrieved from mountain
Latest word from North Shore Rescue: they've located the snowboarder missing in Cypress Bowl since Sunday and taken him to hospital by helicopter. His latest location before extraction was close to the Sea-to-Sky Highway. 33 year old Sebastien Boucher is described as very cold and possibly hypothermic but otherwise okay. He has been taken … [Read more...]
Search resumes for snowboarder on Cypress Mountain
The search is back on for a 33-year-old snowboarder who went missing Sunday after he boarded out of bounds on the west side of the cypress ski hill in West Vancouver.Tim Jones of the Northshore search-and-rescue team says there is some urgency to find him in the creek drainages today."We also have a looming challenge right now of an avalanche … [Read more...]
Another search for another out of bounds snowboarder
Search crews have still not been able to find a snowboarder stranded out of bounds on Cypress Bowl since Sunday. North Shore SAR leader Tim Jones, says they're confident the man's on the west side of Cypress. Field teams are out, as well as the RCMP's Air 2 helicopter, and a military Cormorant chopper, "We really, you know, involved a lot … [Read more...]