Helicopter team rescues unconscious skier after fall at B.C.’s Mt. Cain

A search and rescue team on Vancouver Island says it rescued a man who suffered a “serious fall” while skiing at Mt. Cain this weekend.

Comox Valley Search & Rescue says in a post to social media that members responded to rescue the unconscious 35-year-old from the mountain’s west bowl on Saturday.

It says though the incident happened outside ski boundaries, the ski hill’s patrol team sprang to action and began rescue efforts including preparing for air assistance.

The post says that, because the incident was critical and they needed to respond quickly, its members were brought to the scene by helicopter.

It says the skier was on a steep slope and had already been partially stabilized by patrollers and an on-site doctor when search and rescue arrived and conducted a fixed-line rescue.

The post says search and rescue members completed his stabilization and brought the man to the Mt. Cain parking lot, where BC Emergency Health Services took over.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 13, 2025.