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Groups have been trying to stress ski safety and helmet use.
Ski resort safety was brought back into the forefront this weekend after two skiers died after hitting trees at Canadian resorts.
A 27-year-old man from the Vancouver area died after snowboarding in-bounds and slamming into a tree at Big White Mountain. Efforts were made to administer First Aid, but the victim died of his injuries. Police have not released the man’s name. Whether he was wearing a helmet is unknown.
On the opposite end of the country, a 38-year-old Quebec City man died while sliding down an unlit ski slope at Mont Ste. Anne, 40 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital, early Saturday.
According to media reports, the man was staying with his family in a chalet, and they decided to slide down the run. The man hit a mogul and then crashed into a tree about 1:50 a.m. Paramedics accessed the area on a snowmobile and performed CPR, but the man was declared dead in hospital shortly after.
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