The Day the Mountain Fell

On January 20, 2003, B. C. mountain guides Andrew Wylie and Ruedi Beglinger and nineteen skiers glided into the backcountry of the Selkirk Mountains. Only fourteen would return. What happened that day remains one of the most tragic disasters to strike Canadian mountaineering, forever altering both backcountry culture and the lives of those who survived.

The Day the Mountain Fell tells the behind-the-scenes story of what transpired that day on the mountain—before, during and after the devastating avalanche that claimed seven lives.