Snowmobiler killed in avalanche in Alberta Rockies
The man, who RCMP have identified as a 46-year-old from Magrath, Alta., was snowmobiling with another adult male and two children on Saturday, when an avalanche occurred at approximately 1:00 p.m. MT.
![Snowmobiler killed in avalanche in Alberta Rockies](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6780023.1678915995!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/avalanche-risk-20140102.jpg)
![A search and rescue helicopter heads toward a deadly avalanche site in a March 14, 2010 photo near Revelstoke, B.C. An avalanche expert is warning people planning to hit backcountry slopes in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta in the coming days to be extra careful. A helicopter flies under dark clouds over a snowy mountainside.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6780023.1678915995!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/avalanche-risk-20140102.jpg)
The man, who RCMP have identified as a 46-year-old from Magrath, Alta., was snowmobiling with another adult male and two children on Saturday, when an avalanche occurred at approximately 1:00 p.m. MT.