During the mid-afternoon hours of February 11, Columbia Valley RCMP was contacted by the staff at Panorama Mountain Resort to report a missing snowboarder who went into an out-of-bounds area on the mountain.

Panorama Ski Patrol called RCMP after learning that a 22-year-old Alberta resident had snowboarded in an out –of-bounds area and was last seen around 10 a.m. The Provincial Emergency Program was initiated by the RCMP who, in turn, solicited the assistance of Columbia Valley Search and Rescue. They were able to quickly locate and extract the young man from the deep snow.

“This is a good reminder that although backcountry skiing is alluring, it is tremendously dangerous right now with the deep heavy snow. Please stay in bounds,” said Columbia Valley RCMP Sgt. Bob Vatamaniuck.

Lead image: Panorama Ski Patrol. Panorama Mountain Resort photo

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