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Avalanche Kills Skier Near Revelstoke, B.C.

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REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A skier has been killed by an avalanche in an out of bounds area near B.C.'s Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

The avalanche happened Friday afternoon while the victim was skiing with four friends in the Greely Lake area.

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