Avalanche Characters
Here is the cast of characters you might encounter at your event.
Your mission: Follow the clues. Questions suspects. Find the killer.
A hastily planned free ride challenge race between two rivals has ended in tragedy. The top-ranked snowboard cross world champ, Rider, just bit the mountain dust.
The champ had fr-enemies with plenty of reasons to end his career.
Just how far were they willing to go?
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Occupation: Avalanche Safety Trainer, Avalanche Safety Team at Tusk Mountain Resort Operations
Home town: Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Residence: Saguenay, QC
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Rider’s newest teammate on the National Snowboard Cross Team
Personality: Friendly, outgoing, kind, supportive, consistently cheerful, clean cut
Noteworthy Details: Former NextGen team member (Junior team), X-Games skateboard competitor
Stance on board: Regular snowboard cross
Major Sponsors: None (yet)
Shooter
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Occupation: Environmental activist and glacier scientist (aka glaciologist)
Home town: Originally from Les Deux Alpes in France. In 1987, moved to Canada and became a citizen.
Residence: Campground near Whistler, B.C.
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Rivals in new resort development project on pristine glacial land
Personality: Easily excitable, passionate, and committed to social causes
Noteworthy Details: Loves all things natural and organic. Vegan. Rochelle is an environmental activist and glacial scientist, fighting the impact of tourism growth and global warming.
Rochelle La Chance
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Occupation: Backcountry touring ski guide
Home town: Whistler, BC
Residence: Whistler, BC (Previously in New Zealand)
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Childhood friends in elementary school
Personality: Loner, spontaneous and compulsive, trigger temper, somber
Noteworthy Details: wear bright headbands
Lifty

Occupation: Snowboard cross national team rookie
Home town: Vernon, B.C.
Residence: Vernon, B.C.
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Girlfriend
Personality: Bubbly, friendly, outgoing, cheerful
Noteworthy Details: Rider has compromising pictures of Hottie prior to his fated wedding event
Sponsorships: MoonMe Sports
Hattie Snowdon
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Occupation: Lead Avalanche Safety Specialist for Mountain Operations, avalanche safety trainer
Home town: Appi Kogen Ski Resort, Japan
Residence: Pemberton, B.C.
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Rider collided with his young nephew on the mountain, causing a severe concussion
Personality: serious, quiet, reserved, keeps his emotions to himself.
Noteworthy Details: Trained as a Buddhist monk in Nepal after graduating high school. In Japan, trained in Ninjutsu with Ashida Kim, the author of “Secrets of the Ninja”.
Boomer

Occupation: Avalanche Safety Specialist, Mountain Operations. Part-time Dispatcher (night shift)
Home town: Melbourne, Australia
Residence: Squamish, B.C.
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Rider was a former business partner who abandon his responsibilities and contributed the the failure of Garbozo’s new snowboard design business
Personality: Fiercely independent, cocky, laid back
Noteworthy Details: Bankrupt and burdened with unpaid bills that stand in the way of fulfilling his dreams to an adventure tour company. So keen for a new start, Garbozo made shirts and caps with the logo for his future company, even though it doesn’t exist yet.
Garbozo
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Occupation: Tattoo artist
Home town: Vail, Colorado, USA
Residence: Whistler, B.C.
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Rider’s former fiancee
Personality: Proud, tough, emotional, erratic and unpredictable,
Noteworthy Details: Uses body tattoos to express herself; a talented artist; loves Gothic styles
Ruby Red

Occupation: Detective
Home town: Montreal, Q.C.
Residence: Whistler, B.C.
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): None
Personality: Charismatic, cheerful, curious, takes her job seriously, ambitious
Noteworthy Details: Lives for her work. Wants to run the Vancouver Police Department.
Detective Marcy Empey
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Occupation: Wealthy business magnate, founder of Switz Active Sportswear, a Swiss-based company
Home town: Zurich, Switzerland
Residence: Whistler, B.C. (part-time)
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Rider’s primary sponsor on the World Cup circuit
Personality: Ambitious, flamboyant, confident, assertive, decisive, calculating
Noteworthy Details: Money buys power; big tipper
Irma Roth

Occupation: Lead Investigator
Home town: London, England
Residence: Vancouver, B.C.
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): None
Personality: Thoughtful, reserved, curious
Noteworthy Details: Loves mysteries and solving crimes. Rounding up and interrogating suspects is a job and a life.
Detective Darcy Empey
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Occupation: University drop-out, skilled programmer and computer hacker
Home town: Zurich, Switzerland
Residence: Zurich, Switzerland (seasonal), Whistler (seasonal)
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Her dear sister’s company, Switz Active Sportswear, sponsors Rider
Personality: Nerdy, intellectual, awkward, a bit goofy, practical joker, easily holds a grudge, unforgiving
Noteworthy Details: Thick glasses and pigtails, MIT dropout, robotics genius, sister to the wealthy business magnate, Irma Roth who is the founder of Switz Active Sportswear, a Swiss-based company
Bertie Roth

Occupation: Backcountry ski guide, Supplies Manager for Tusk Mountain Resort Operations
Home town: Whistler, BC
Residence: Whistler, BC
Relationship to the Victim (Rider): Spanky and Rider were friends and teammates on the National Snowboard Cross team until Spanky retired from the sport due to an injury during competition on the World Cup circuit a year go.
Personality: Once a high-spirited jock and jovial competitor, Spanky has become sullen and bitter
Noteworthy Details: Chronic right knee injury
Stance on board: Regular Former
Sponsors: Switz Active Sportswear, owned by wealthy business magnate, Irma Roth