| 2002-06-13 |
Denali National Park - Mount Foraker; Southeast Ridge |
3 |
AK |
CLIMB |
3 climbers, believed to be caught, carried, and killed |
| 2002-04-15 |
Twin Lakes, Kenai Peninsula |
|
AK |
OTHER |
At least 143 Caribou killed in slide that occured 12/23/2002 |
| 2002-04-14 |
1 mile outside of Fortress Mountain Resort Boundaries |
2 |
AB |
SNOWBOARD |
3 snowboarders caught, 1 injured, 2 buried and killed |
| 2002-03-31 |
Mount Magnificent, Eagle River area |
2 |
AK |
SNOWSHOE |
3 snowshoers caught, 2 buried and killed |
| 2002-03-28 |
S.Fork Eagle River |
|
AK |
SKI |
1 caught, buried, and rescued ALIVE, wearing an avalanche transciever |
| 2002-03-22 |
East Fork of Targhee Creek |
1 |
ID |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed wearing a transciever. |
| 2002-03-21 |
Jackson Peak, 6 miles east of Jackson, Wyoming |
1 |
WY |
SKI |
1 skier caught, buried, and killed |
| 2002-03-18 |
Dogtooth Mountain Range, outside Kicking Horse Mtn. Resort |
1 |
BC |
SKI |
1 skier caught, buried, and killed. |
| 2002-03-17 |
Pagoda Peak, 36 miles SW of Steamboat |
1 |
CO |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught buried and kille |
| 2002-03-16 |
East Face of Pioneer Peak |
2 |
UT |
SNOWBOARD |
3 snowboaders caught, 2 buried and killed |
| 2002-03-16 |
South Canyon Creek area, North Fork of the Flathead |
1 |
MT |
SNOWMOBILE |
2 snowmobilers caught and buried, 1 killed wearing an avalanche transciever |
| 2002-03-15 |
Temptation Bowl to the East of the Telluride Ski Area |
1 |
CO |
SNOWBOARD |
2 out-of-area snowboarders caught, 1 seriously injured,and 1 presumed buried |
| 2002-03-15 |
Banana Chutes, backcountry terrain by Big Mtn. Resort |
|
MT |
SKI |
1 skier caught, buried, and rescued alive |
| 2002-03-14 |
East of the Lindley Hut, approximately 4 miles south of Ashcroft |
1 |
CO |
SKI |
5 backcountry skiers caught, 3 partly, buried, 2 injured, and 1 buried killed |
| 2002-03-14 |
Strawberry Gulch, East of Aspen Mountain |
1 |
CO |
SKI |
1 skier caught, buried, and killed. |
| 2002-03-12 |
Grove Creek, near Victor |
1 |
ID |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught buried and killed |
| 2002-03-09 |
Wasatch Plateau, located in Central Utah |
|
UT |
SNOWMOBILE |
2 seperate close calls in same area in 2 days |
| 2002-03-08 |
Backside of Mount Judah, out of area @ Sugarbowl Resort |
1 |
CA |
SNOWBOARD |
1 skier and 2 snowboarders caught, 1 buried and killed |
| 2002-03-03 |
Teton Pass |
|
WY |
SKI |
2 close calls on the same day |
| 2002-02-24 |
Near Flat Top Mountain / Miner Basin in Northeast Mesa County |
1 |
CO |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed |
| 2002-02-23 |
Uinta Mountains, Currant Creek drainage, east of Heber |
|
UT |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and injured |
| 2002-02-22 |
HIGHWAY 2, West of Stevens Pass Ski Area |
|
WA |
OTHER |
1 automobile struck, carried, damaged, and partially buried |
| 2002-02-18 |
American Fork Twins, backcountry terrain. |
|
UT |
SKI |
Close call...1 patroller caught, carried, partially buried, and injured. |
| 2002-02-16 |
Mt. Abundance, north of Cooke City |
2 |
MT |
SNOWMOBILE |
3 snowmobilers caught, 2 buried and killed |
| 2002-02-10 |
Mountains near Revelstoke, BC |
2 |
BC |
SKI |
4 skiers caught, 2 injured, 2 buried and killed |
| 2002-02-10 |
Jasper National Park |
1 |
AB |
SNOWBOARD |
1 snowboarder caught, buried, and killed wearing a transciever |
| 2002-02-10 |
Mountians North of Whitefish Lake |
1 |
MT |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler, caught, buried, and killed wearing a transceiver |
| 2002-02-09 |
Eureka Peak area near Williams Lake |
1 |
BC |
SNOWMOBILE |
2 snowmobilers caught, 1 snowmobiler buried and killed |
| 2002-02-06 |
Near Crystal Peak |
1 |
CO |
SKI |
1 skier caught, buried, and killed wearing a transciever |
| 2002-02-01 |
Just beyond the Aspen Highlands ski area boundary |
1 |
CO |
SKI |
1 skier caught, buried, and killed |
| 2002-01-31 |
Lionhead, Near West Yellowstone |
|
MT |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and rescued wearing a tranciever |
| 2002-01-31 |
One drainage east of Stillman Creek, Uinta Mountains |
1 |
UT |
SKI |
1 skier, 1 dog caught, buried, and killed |
| 2002-01-28 |
Mount Carlyle near Kaslo, 30 miles north of the Canadian border near Idaho. |
3 |
BC |
SKI |
Three backcountry skiers caught and killed |
| 2002-01-27 |
Miller Creek outside of Cooke City |
|
MT |
SNOWMOBILE |
2 snowmobilers caught, 1 injured. |
| 2002-01-26 |
Arasta Creek, Gravelly Mountain Range |
|
MT |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and rescued wearing a transciever |
| 2002-01-26 |
Sheep Mountain, near Bonner, MT |
4 |
MT |
SNOWMOBILE |
5 snowmobilers caught, 4 buried and killed. ALL wearing transcievers. |
| 2002-01-25 |
Somewhere near Pemberton, BC |
1 |
BC |
SKI |
3 skiers caught and buried, 2 rescued, 1 killed |
| 2002-01-24 |
Salt River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest |
|
WY |
SNOWMOBILE |
2 snowmobilers caught, buried, and rescued |
| 2002-01-21 |
Skyline Ridge near Stevens Pass |
|
WA |
SKI |
Group of 5 skiers and boarders caught, 2 injured. |
| 2002-01-21 |
Tunnel Creek, near Stevens Pass |
|
WA |
SNOWBOARD |
5 snowboarders caught, 1 with serious injuries. |
| 2002-01-21 |
Crater Lake National Park |
|
OR |
SKI |
6 people caught in 2 different avalanches, 2 people buried and rescued |
| 2002-01-14 |
Brewer Creek area, Purcell Mountains; 44 km southwest of Invermere |
1 |
BC |
OTHER |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed...wearing a transciever |
| 2002-01-12 |
Cony Mt., dividing Gulkana Glacier and Cantwell Glacier, Delta Range |
2 |
AK |
SNOWMOBILE |
3 snowmobilers, caught, one partially buried and rescued, and 2 killed |
| 2002-01-12 |
Parker Ridge,near the Columbia Icefield |
1 |
AB |
SKI |
3 skiers caught, 2 fully buried, 2 rescued, 1 killed |
| 2001-12-31 |
Thompson Lake, Flint Creek Range; 15 miles West of Deer Lodge |
1 |
MT |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed |
| 2001-12-24 |
Mile 185 Parks Highway, southwest of Cantwell |
1 |
AK |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed...wearing a transciever |
| 2001-12-23 |
Swetmann Mine area of Chugach National Forest |
1 |
AK |
SNOWMOBILE |
1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed...wearing a transciever |
| 2001-12-11 |
Point Whitshed, west of Cordova |
1 |
AK |
SNOWMOBILE |
2 Snowmobilers caught, 1 buried and killed |
| 2001-12-02 |
Alpine Meadows Resort |
|
CA |
OTHER |
Close calls for mountain workers |
| 2001-11-30 |
Black Lake region in Jewel Basin |
|
MT |
SKI |
1 skier caught, fully buried, rescued alive and uninjured! |
| 2001-11-28 |
Rollins Pass near Boulder, Yankee Doodle Lake |
1 |
CO |
SKI |
2 backcountry skiers caught, 1 buried and killed |
| 2001-11-24 |
Mt Rainier |
|
WA |
SNOWBOARD |
!!! Amazing recovery!!! 1 snowboarder caught, completely buried |
| 2001-11-14 |
Tuckerman Ravine, Center Headwall |
|
NH |
SKI |
3 caught, carried, and injured |
| 2001-11-11 |
Hatcher Pass, Alaska |
1 |
AK |
SNOWSHOE |
One snowshoer, caught, buried, and killed. |
| 2001-10-13 |
Parkers Ridge, Near Jasper National Park |
|
AB |
SKI |
Solo Skier caught, partially buried, very lucky |
