Avalanche Kills Two at Canadian Snowmobile Rally

An avalanche 150 yards wide and as much as 1.6 miles long thundered down a steep snow bowl at the Canadian Rocky Mountain resort of Revelstoke, where competitors were attempting to scale the treacherous slope on high-powered snow machines during an unsanctioned rally.
March 14, 2010 at 7:28 pm - ITN
Dateline: Revelstoke, BC, Canada
BeEtLjOoZ   March 14th, 2010 - 8:05 pm

This video reports 3 confirmed dead.

infinitefreedom   March 14th, 2010 - 8:14 pm

It’s always sad to hear about a loss of life. But why were so many people in an area of a known danger? It’s too bad.

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Gandhi's Fist   March 14th, 2010 - 10:37 pm

Can we add this to the global warming death toll?

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