Australian woman, 42, who died while snowboarding at a popular Canadian ski resort 'slipped and fell 200metres off a cliff' - triggering an avalanche that also trapped her companion, 36 Australian woman died in avalanche during trip to Canadian ski resort Friday She had taken off her snowboard and was walking when she slipped and fell The woman was taken to Whistler Health Care Centre and pronounced dead A 36-year-old man snowboarding with the woman was rescued from same area Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said support was provided to family
By Lauren Ferri For Daily Mail Australia and Aap
Published: 00:36 GMT, 23 February 2019 | Updated: 00:39 GMT, 23 February 2019
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An Australian woman who died in an avalanche at the popular Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in Canada 'slipped and fell off a cliff'.
The 42-year-old New South Wales woman was snowboarding at the resort on Thursday local time when ski patrols responded to an incident that triggered an avalanche, Whistler Blackcomb said in a statement on Friday.
According to local police, the woman was snowboarding in an area that was permanently closed.
An Australian woman who died in an avalanche at the popular Whistler Blackcomb ski resort (pictured) in Canada 'slipped and fell off a cliff, triggering an
