Also killed were Whistler-based pro snowboarder Jeff Keenan, 44, who founded the snowboard company Dinosaurs Will Die, and ...

Guides from the commercial heli-skiing operation that the group was traveling with immediately attempted to locate the three skiers using avalanche beacons ... your ski kit, consider also gear ...

Experts say three pieces of gear are essential: an avalanche beacon or transceiver, which sends location signals to others; a shovel to test snowpack or dig out companions; and a thin, folding ...