Toronto woman dies after falling into deep snow while skiing in Banff, Alta.

A Toronto woman died while skiing at Banff Sunshine Village in Alberta on Saturday, and is being remembered as a kind soul who leaves behind a son.

It was around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon when skiers on the hill alerted staff about a woman falling off the Banff Avenue ski area, a green run, into some deep snow.

Sunshine spokesperson Kendra Scurfield says their patrol team was on scene in three minutes, but the woman was unresponsive and died on scene.

Scurfield says it was what’s called a deep snow immersion, when someone falls into deep, loose snow and can’t free themselves.

A family member identified the woman as a 47-year-old from Toronto, saying she would be deeply missed.

Scurfield says situations like this aren’t common, and they hit their team pretty hard.

“At this point in time, our thoughts and prayers are with the family and her friends, in what we are sure is a very difficult time for them,” she said.

Alberta RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said Tuesday both STARS and local paramedics were called to the Banff Sunshine Village for an injured skier just after 3:30 p.m. MST.

He says first responders were unable to revive the skier, and she was declared dead at the scene.

The exact cause of the woman’s death has not been determined, but Savinkoff says it’s not considered suspicious.

This season has been the fourth snowiest month in Sunshine Village’s 100-year history.

With files from The Canadian Press