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MORAINE LAKE AREA

RCMP say experienced backcountry skier died after fall south of Lake Louise

Jul 20, 2020 | 9:41 AM

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – RCMP in Alberta say a skier has died after a fall south of Lake Louise.

Police say a group of five men hiked to the peak of a couloir, or steep gulley, in the Moraine Lake area on Saturday morning.

They say that during their descent, a 30-year-old man fell and suffered severe injuries.

EMS attended the scene but the man didn’t survive.