A 15-year-old Calgary skier who was buried in an avalanche at Nakiska Ski Resort Friday afternoon has died, RCMP said.
Mounties say he died early Saturday morning after he was rushed to Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary in critical and life‑threatening condition.
“RCMP sends condolences to his family and friends,” a statement reads.
Emergency crews were called to the hill at 12:49 p.m. after reports of an avalanche involving two skiers.
One skier, who Mounties said Saturday is also a 15-year-old, managed to dig themselves out and move away from the slide area, but the Calgary youth could not.
Emergency crews were able to find both individuals, with the Calgary youth found unresponsive, while the other skier was uninjured.
A skier who witnessed the scene tells CityNews it happened above the Monster Glade Trail, which is just outside the boundaries, but adds the final pieces of the avalanche came inbound.
Videos he shared of the scene show multiple firetrucks and ambulances. He thinks there were five people in the group, some of whom helped dig out the person trapped underneath.
A helicopter at Nakiska Ski Resort after an avalanche sent a youth to hospital in life-threatening condition on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Supplied)
He adds it was heart-dropping to see something like this happen.