RCMP say the 67-year-old man was found within a natural terrain trap near the top of the ski hill by Fernie alpine patrol.
A skier has died after he was found buried in what the RCMP called snow sinkhole at a ski resort in Fernie on Wednesday.
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The ski patrol at the Fernie Alpine Resort tried to save the man and were joined by ambulance paramedics, a police statement said. Efforts to save the man included using a defibrillator.
Police said the 67-year-old man was found buried in snow in a natural terrain trap under one of the lift towers. Police described the trap as a naturally occurring sink hole about seven metres by nine metres and filled with loose and undisturbed snow.
The man was taken to hospital but was taken off life support a few hours later.
It is believed poor visibility at the time lead the man into the area underneath one of the first lift towers of the Polar Peak ski lift, RCMP said.