A 42-year-old snowboarder from Australia died in an avalanche at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort Thursday. Vail Resorts said Whistler Blackcomb ski patrol responded to the incident in a closed area near a run called Lakeside Bowl. The woman was snowboarding with a partner, a 36-year-old man, when they were caught in the avalanche. They were later able to save the man from the same area. The incident comes as Avalanche Canada issued a special avalanche warning Thursday for the backcountry on the South Coast and Vancouver Island.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2019 11:26 UTC