Special thanks to CAIC, who help to collect accident reports and maintain the national database.
2011-2012     TOTAL FATALITIES: 10
Date Place Fatalities State Activity Summary
2012-02-01 Big Fork, Swan Range, Jewel Basin 1 MT SKI 1 backcountry skier caught, buried and killed
2012-01-28 Big Cottonwood Canyon, Kessler Peak 1 UT SKI 1 backcountry snowboarder, caught, buried and killed
2012-01-22 Winter Park 1 CO SKI 1 skier caught and killed
2012-01-22 Vail 1 CO SKI 3 skiers caught, 1 partly buried-critical and killed
2012-01-21 Park Range, Chedsey Creek 1 CO SNOWMOBILE 2 snowmobilers (on foot) caught, 1 partly buried, 1 buried and killed
2012-01-18 Snowmass, Burnt Mountain 1 CO SKI 1 sidecountry skier caught and killed
2012-01-01 Phillipsburg, Flint Creek Range, Red Lion 1 MT SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried and killed
2011-12-31 Cooke City, Hayden Creek 1 WY SKI 1 backcountry skier caught, buried and killed
2011-12-31 Cooke City, Henderson Mountain, Fisher Creek 1 MT SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried and killed
2011-11-13 Snowbird 1 UT SNOWBOARD 1 backcountry snowboarder caught and killed