Snowboard pioneer killed in avalanche

January 22, 2003
Source: CBC Calgary
Original story - link verified on January 22, 2003

Legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly was one of seven people killed in a B.C. avalanche Monday. Kelly, 36, from Nelson, was considered a pioneer of the sport he made his living from. A 50-year-old man from Canmore was among the seven killed on the Durrand Glacier, just north of Revelstoke.

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