‘Deeply talented’ Queenstown guide killed in avalanche

Queenstown mountain guide and ski patroller Troy Forsyth has been named as the mountaineer killed in an avalanche on Mount Dixon. Emergency services were called to the mountain's east face at 10am on Sunday morning, where the 28-year-old’s body was recovered a short time later. Mount Dixon is in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park in the Southern Alps. Mr Forsyth was an avalanche snow safety officer and ski patroller at The Remarkables Ski Area in Queenstown. He was with three other experienced ski mountaineers when the avalanche occurred near the summit of Mount Dixon while the party was skiing down the east face. New Zealand Mountain Guides Association spokesperson Will Rowntree said Mr Forsyth was skiing with experienced friends when the avalanche happened. “Troy was a deeply talented and respected practitioner within his field.