A 23-year-old snowmobiler has died after an avalanche at Kootenay Pass.
Creston RCMP said it received an SOS signal from a Garmin device at about 12:10 p.m. MST on Feb. 28, 2026. The signal mapped to the Kootenay Pass area.
Police said they later learned an avalanche had struck two snowmobilers in the transmission line area behind Camel’s Hump. One of the men was unresponsive.
Other snowmobilers in the area dug out the two men before emergency crews arrived. Creston RCMP, search and rescue and B.C. Emergency Health Services responded to the scene.
The avalanche was classified as size 2.5.
The 23-year-old man died at the scene. His name has not been released.
“Creston RCMP wishes to express our condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased man. No further information will be provided at this time,” said BC RCMP.
