{"id":383227,"date":"2026-01-02T09:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/383227\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:32:22","slug":"snowmobiler-dies-in-avalanche-in-rocky-mountains-in-northeastern-b-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/383227\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in Rocky Mountains in northeastern B.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted January 1, 2026 11:43 am\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A snowmobiler has died after being buried by an <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/avalanche\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">avalanche<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/rocky-mountains\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rocky Mountains<\/a> in northeastern British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765485674_689_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers were riding in the Bullmoose area near Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday when an avalanche was remotely triggered from the base of the slope.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765813388_386_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>The organization says one of the three was fully buried and did not survive, despite rescue attempts by the other snowmobilers.<\/p>\n<p>Avalanche Canada says the avalanche measured approximately 300 metres wide by 240 metres long, with a crown between 75 centimetres and two metres thick.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11596187\/swiss-alps-fire-new-years-celebration\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767346341_540_swiss-alps-bar-fire-2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAbout 40 dead, 115 injured in New Year\u2019s fire at Swiss Alps bar: police\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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