One person is dead after they were caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling in northeastern B.C.
Avalanche Canada says the individual was riding in a chuted area near Hasler Flat, about 280 kilometres north of Prince George, on Saturday (Jan. 27). They were around tree-line elevation, when a slab of snow broke off and buried them.
Avalanche Canada says the slide ran for about 250 metres and was rated a 2.5
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