Skier dead after fall in southwestern Alberta backcountry

Pincher Creek RCMP say a skier has died after he fell down a rocky slope on Mount Haig after he was struck in the head by a loose rock. Officials say they were called to the scene at about 2 p.m. on Saturday after a skier had been injured in a backcountry area near the Castle Mountain Ski Resort. "They had climbed up a bit of the snow slope near the cliff area and as the subject was putting on his skis, a large rock came loose from above him and struck him," said Cpl. Jeff Feist with Pincher Cre