EDMONTON - The 29-year-old snowboarder from Edmonton who died from an avalanche in eastern British Columbia has been identified by his friends.
Scott Dougherty says words can barely do justice to Shane Schroeder's memory and says his friend was always there to brighten his day.
Dougherty says friends are thinking of starting an avalanche-awareness program as a memorial to Schroeder.
Friends of Schroeder have also set up a memorial page on Facebook.
Mounties say they received a call Friday from a rider who was with Schroeder at the time of the avalanche, which happened in an out-of-bounds area near the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort just outside of Golden, B.C.
They say the rider who called for help escaped unharmed.