CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

2021/03/27 - Alaska - Matanuska Glacier

Published 2021/04/26 by Spencer Logan - Forecaster, CAIC

Avalanche Details

  • Location: Matanuska Glacier
  • State: Alaska
  • Date: 2021/03/27
  • Time: Unknown
  • Summary Description: 1 heliskier killed
  • Primary Activity: Mechanised Guiding Client
  • Primary Travel Mode: Ski

Number

  • Caught: 0
  • Fully Buried: 0
  • Injured: 0
  • Killed: 1

Avalanche

  • Type: --
  • Trigger: --
  • Trigger (subcode): --
  • Size - Relative to Path: --
  • Size - Destructive Force: --
  • Sliding Surface: --

Site

  • Slope Aspect: --
  • Site Elevation: --
  • Slope Angle: --
  • Slope Characteristic: --

Accident Summary

PRELIMINARY: A heli-skier was involved in an avalanche. She was flown by helicopter to a hospital, but did not survive.

Anchorage Daily News article