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Timeline of events leading to the tragedy.

• One snowmobiler gets stuck in a bowl on the slope, two others come to his aid.
• An avalanche buries the three men.
• One of the three escapes as another group arrives to assist.
• A second avalanche buries all 11 men from the two groups.
• Three of the men are not far from the surface. One breaks free and digs out a friend.
• A third member of the group cries out, and the two who are free begin digging him out.
• While the two are digging, a cornice - an overhang of snow on the side of a mountain - breaks, bringing more snow crashing down. The two men run for safety while the third is buried again.
• The two return, find the third man and dig him out after 15 or 20 minutes.
• The three men notice a snowmobile on top of the snow that they could reach, but see another cornice above that appears to be dangerous. They decide against further rescue efforts and set out on foot towards Fernie.
• About 10 minutes after they leave the scene, they see a fourth cornice fall, bringing more snow down.

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