Three heli-skiers were killed Monday after an avalanche in southeastern B.C. swept them away, according to RCMP.The RCMP said ...

The three heli-skiers killed in an avalanche north of Kaslo have been identified as two accomplished and veteran snowboarders ...

A deadly avalanche that swept over heli-skiers in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains on Monday, killing three, was a ...

RCMP says three heli-skiers were killed and another was injured after an avalanche in an alpine area on the east side of B.C.

Just before 1 p.m., two groups of heli-skiers had concluded their skiing in a bowl area and were waiting near the treeline of the Clute Creek watershed, located on the eastern side of Kootenay Lake.

Avalanche Canada has revealed that the avalanche was a Size 3, persistent slab on a West-Northwest facing aspect. The slide ...

Heli-skiing is off-trail, downhill skiing or snowboarding where the skier reaches the top of the mountain by helicopter, instead of a ski lift, per Wikipedia. It is often done in remote areas.

Police say a transport helicopter was nearing the group at a staging area when the pilot saw the avalanche coming and sounded ...

The thwup-thwup of the heli fades as it takes off again — the skiers now get to “fly” their own way back down. About The Star ...