Man dies after falling into a sinkhole while skiing at resort in southeast B.C.

FERNIE, B.C. — A skier has died after falling into what police say was a snow sinkhole at the Fernie Alpine Resort in British Columbia’s East Kootenay region.RCMP say in a statement that an ambulance was called for the 67-year-old man on Wednesday when he was found buried in snow in a natural terrain trap.The statement says the six-by-nine-metre trap was under one of the lift towers of the Polar Peak ski lift and was filled with loose undisturbed snow.Police say “tremendous eff