Missing Alberta skier's body found near B.C. resort

The body of an Edmonton man has been found three days after he went missing at a new ski resort in British Columbia.

Revelstoke RCMP say the 24-year-old failed to meet up with friends on Saturday while they were skiing on Mt. Mackenzie atthe Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

Search and rescue crews, resort staff and a local heli-skiing company scoured the mountain for the man and were helped on Christmas Eve by a police helicopter using thermal imaging.

But it wasn't until Christmas morning that crews found the man's body within the bounds of the resort, which opened last week.

RCMP say the case hasbeen turned over the B.C. Coroners Service.

The man's name is being withheld at the request of his family.