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Avalanche Near Tumbler Ridge Claims One Life

1/1/2026

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An avalanche near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, killed a person, according to Avalanche Canada.
Three snowmobilers in the Bullmoose area were riding when the avalanche was remotely triggered.
The avalanche was about 300 metres wide and 240 metres long, and rescue efforts could not save the buried person.
Tumbler Ridge is about 175 kilometres northeast of Prince George, and the RCMP has not yet commented.

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An avalanche near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, killed a person, according to Avalanche Canada.
Three snowmobilers in the Bullmoose area were riding when the avalanche was remotely triggered.
The avalanche was about 300 metres wide and 240 metres long, and rescue efforts could not save the buried person.
Tumbler Ridge is about 175 kilometres northeast of Prince George, and the RCMP has not yet commented.