(File photo/COSAR)

By Pete McIntyre

Big White

Snowboarder goes missing on last run of day

Dec 27, 2021 | 9:45 AM

KELOWNA, B.C. — A search for a missing snowboarder is into its second day in freezing weather in the Big White ski resort area east of Kelowna.

At approximately 5:10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, the Kelowna Regional RCMP received a report of an overdue snowboarder at Big White.

A 42-year-old man from Kelowna had been boarding with friends when he was last seen at 1:00 p.m. at the Gem Lake chair lift as he prepared to do his last run of the day.

RCMP Cpl. Tammy Lobb said Kelowna Regional RCMP is working closely with Big White Ski Patrol as well as searchers from Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) and North Shore Rescue.

“A search was conducted last evening but was called off at 12:45 a.m. due to inclement weather and poor visibility,” Lobb explained.

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The search is being conducted in the backcountry of Big White where the snowpack is unstable and is subject to considerable and high avalanche risks.

Temperatures plunged to minus 26 Celsius overnight in the Kelowna area.