North Shore Rescue deployed 3 times Monday amid ‘dangerous’ winter conditions – BC | 24CA News
It was a busy day for Metro Vancouver’s North Shore Rescue (NSR), who discovered themselves deployed thrice for unrelated rescues Monday.
Search Manager Allan McMordie mentioned the primary name concerned a skier who had descended out of bounds on the west aspect of Cypress Mountain.
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The skier ended up on the location of an NSR cache and helipad the place he stopped to name for assist.
“It’s quite dangerous below here. We were able to fly in and pick him up right at the helipad,” McMordie mentioned.
Just as crews have been wrapping with that rescue, they received a second name — this time a couple of group of unprepared hikers attempting to get to Grouse Mountain on the BCMC path.
“They did not have proper footwear for the trail. One of them had gotten in trouble and wasn’t able to continue,” McMordie mentioned.
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“It’s still winter conditions, it’s very slippery. You need micro spikes on that trail. They were from out of town, they were not equipped.”
Crews helped the hiker again down the mountain, whereas the rest of the group was in a position to end their ascent, he mentioned.
The third name of the day additionally concerned an out-of-bounds skier at Cypress, who had on this case descended of the east aspect of Hollyburn Mountain in direction of Capilano Lake.
NSR deployed a helicopter crew once more, who used an extended line to carry the stranded skier to security.
McMordie mentioned the busy day was a stark reminder that situations stay unforgiving within the backcountry.
“We still have an unstable snowpack up in the mountains,” he mentioned.
“In some places we had a metre of new snow, and that hasn’t solidified yet, it’s still dangerous out there.”
Backcountry customers are reminded to at all times packing the “10 essentials,” to make sure they’ve researched and deliberate their journey appropriately and to at all times put on correct clothes and footwear.
Anyone heading into the backcountry ought to at all times guarantee they’ve left sufficient time to finish their journey earlier than darkish, and to let somebody know the place they’re going and once they’re due again.
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