Greg Hedges thought his lost wedding band would be gone forever, but four months after losing it while skiing on Big White, it was found by staff.

sa国际传媒淚 stopped under the Snow Ghost Express chair at the top to grab a photo of my friend coming up the chair. I popped my gloves off and put out my left hand in the soft snow to steady myself,sa国际传媒� Hedges said.

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Hedges and his friends searched the area to no avail. Instead of wasting more precious skiing time, Hedges reassured himself he would find the ring once the snow starts to melt.

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On Thursday, Eric Bobert, a Big White millwright, found the wedding band on a rock, sa国际传媒渁lmost as if it was waiting for someone to pick it up,sa国际传媒� the release stated.

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Bobert was made aware of the lost ring in January, at the time of the incident, and he and a colleague were tasked to continue the search for it when they could. He has since scanned the area at least six to eight times before discovering it.

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sa国际传媒淚 had a feeling it would turn up when the snow melted,sa国际传媒� Hedges said. sa国际传媒淲ho would have thought it would park itself in the middle of a big rock?sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檓 so grateful for Big White for their phenomenal customer service. This is one of the most precious items you own sa国际传媒� theresa国际传媒檚 so much sentimental value wrapped around it.sa国际传媒�

Bobert said many interesting treasures can be found on the mountain, ranging from wallets and keys to GoPros that still work. Items could be lost for 10 or 15 years, he explained, and sa国际传媒渢reasure hunterssa国际传媒� are often seen scouring the mountainside with metal detectors.

sa国际传媒淲e were keen to find the ring before someone else did,sa国际传媒� Bobert said.