A group of seven skiers looked to have to spend the night on Mt Cook after getting caught up in a small avalanche, where one sustained a broken leg. 

Alpine Rescue crew had managed to locate the skiers after they activated an emergency location beacon at about 11.30 this morning.

Rescue co-ordination centre spokesperson, Chris Wilson, had previously told Heather du Plessis-Allan that strong wind's prevented a helicopter recovering the injured person, so he's been carried down to a hut, to be kept comfortable overnight.

However, a gap in the weather has now allowed Alpine Rescue crew to fly the injured skier from Mount Cook to Twizel's medical centre.

A helicopter will take the skier on to Christchurch hospital.

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