One day 17 skiers went out to ski in the mountains of Rogers Pass in eastern British Columbia. They thought that it would be a fun, safe trip and that they would be back at home in a few days. To their surprise an avalanche hit and not everyone survived.
The skiers had set out on their trip. Their first day went smooth with sunshine and they felt satisfied. Then they met two other skiers that were also out backcountry skiing. They would have been the last people that the 17 skiers saw before the avalanche hit.
It was around Saturday afternoon when it struck. The skiers heard a deafening roar and watched the snow come tumbling down. They were shocked as the snow swept them away. The avalanche carried them in different directions. The skiers were tumbling head over foot down the hill and almost 5 meters below the snow.
After the avalanche was done it was time for the rescue team to come in. The rescue workers had a hard decision to make. It was who to save first. They went with the first person they saw. They would only dig people as far out as it took to see if they were still breathing. If they were not they were left in the snow as the rescue workers move on stay. But if they were alive they would have to dig themselves out the rest of the way.
Very few people survived this tragic avalanche that occurred on Jan. 8th 2003.
The skiers had set out on their trip. Their first day went smooth with sunshine and they felt satisfied. Then they met two other skiers that were also out backcountry skiing. They would have been the last people that the 17 skiers saw before the avalanche hit.
It was around Saturday afternoon when it struck. The skiers heard a deafening roar and watched the snow come tumbling down. They were shocked as the snow swept them away. The avalanche carried them in different directions. The skiers were tumbling head over foot down the hill and almost 5 meters below the snow.
After the avalanche was done it was time for the rescue team to come in. The rescue workers had a hard decision to make. It was who to save first. They went with the first person they saw. They would only dig people as far out as it took to see if they were still breathing. If they were not they were left in the snow as the rescue workers move on stay. But if they were alive they would have to dig themselves out the rest of the way.
Very few people survived this tragic avalanche that occurred on Jan. 8th 2003.
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