Fernie skiers escape snow slide
Posted Feb 2, 2011 7:31 am.
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It was a narrow escape for a group of skiers near Fernie.
They managed to dig themselves out of an avalanche that struck while they were skiing out of bounds Tuesday afternoon.
One of the three men hit a tree and suffered non-life threatening injuries.
The slide happened in an area that is accessible to ski tours just outside the boundary of Fernie Alpine Resort.
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