US Avalanche Fatalities

2024-2025 SEASON

0 US fatalities

2023-2024 SEASON

14 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	7
Snowboarder^†	1
Snowmobiler	3
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	2
Other	1
Total	14
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	1

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
05/10	ID	Donaldson Peak, Lost River Range	1 backcountry skier caught, fully buried, and killed	1
03/29	WA	Mount St Helens	1 backcountry snowboarder caught and killed	1
03/12	MT	West Fork Camp Creek near Lost Trail Pass, Bitterroot Mountains	1 backcountry skier caught, buried, and killed	1
03/06	OR	Gunsight Mountain, Elkhorn Mountains	1 backcountry skier caught, not buried, and killed	1
03/01	WA	Darland Mountain, Ahtanum Meadows	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/01	ID	Gunsight Peak, McCormick Creek, Selkirk Mountains	1 snowmobilers caught, buried, and killed	1
02/13	AK	John Mountain, Kenai Mountains	3 backcountry skiers caught, 2 injured, 1 killed	1
02/11	CO	Anthracite Range, east of Ohio Peak	1 backcountry skier caught, buried, and killed	1
02/09	WY	West Fork of Haskins Creek, west of Battle Pass	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried-critical and killed	1
02/02	AK	Lake George, Chugach Mountains	1 heliskier caught and killed	1
01/22	CO	Waterfall Canyon, south of Ophir	1 backcountry snowboarder caught, partially buried, and killed	1
01/14	WY	Little Poudre Mountain, Prater Canyon	1 backcountry skier caught, buried and killed	1
01/11	ID	Stevens Peak, Lone Lake Drainage, Bitterroot Mountains	2 backcountry skiers caught, 1 injured, 1 partially buried-critical and killed	1
01/10	CA	KT-22, Sierra Nevada	1 rider injured, 1 killed	1

^† Estimated

2022-2023 SEASON

30 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	10
Snowboarder^†	3
Snowmobiler	9
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	8
Other	0
Total	30
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	0

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
07/02	CA	Split Mountain, southwest of Big Pine	3 hikers caught, 2 injured, 1 killed	1
06/14	CA	Hurd Peak, southwest of Bishop	2 backcountry tourers caught and partially buried, 1 killed	1
05/05^†	AK	West Ridge of the Moose's Tooth	2 climbers caught, killed	2
05/04^†	AK	Denali National Park, near Jenny Creek	1 backcountry skier caught and killed	1
04/29	CO	Bald Mountain, southeast of Breckenridge	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
04/17	UT	Big Cottonwood Creek, east of Sandy	1 resident caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
03/27	UT	Pole Canyon, Oquirrh Moutains	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/22	ID	Trinity Lakes, east of Boise	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/19	CO	Maroon Bowl, north of Highland Peak	1 sidecountry rider caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
03/17	CO	Rapid Creek, southwest of Marble	3 backcountry tourers caught, 2 injured, 1 buried and killed	1
03/16	CO	Purgatory Creek, north of Durango	3 residents caught, buried, and 1 killed	1
03/15	OR	Paulina Peak, south of Bend	1 backcountry snowboarder killed	1
03/12	ID	Observation Peak, Stanley Lake Creek Drainage	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/12^†	ID	Red Mountain, northeast of Lowman	1 snowmobiler caught and killed	1
03/09	UT	Upper Weber Canyon, southwest of Windy Ridge	2 skiers caught and fully buried, 1 injured and 1 killed	1
03/02	OR	Black Crater, west of Sisters	1 backcountry skier caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
02/25	CO	South of Vallecito Reservoir	2 backcountry skiers caught, buried, and killed	2
02/25	CO	Red Lakes Trailhead, near La Manga Pass	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
02/23	WY	Poker Flats, Salt River Range	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
02/19	WA	Colchuck Peak, southwest of Leavenworth	4 climbers caught, 3 killed, 1 injured	3
01/09	NV	Mummy Mountain, Spring Mountain National Recreation Area	1 backcountry snowboarder, caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
01/07	CO	Pumphouse Lake, southwest of Rollins Pass	2 snowmobilers caught, buried, and killed	2
12/31	MT	Crown Butte, north of Cooke City	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
12/31	CO	Number 5, Carter Gulch southwest of Breckenridge	2 sidecountry riders caught, 1 partially buried-critical, 1 buried and killed	1
12/26	CO	Nitro Chute, north of Berthoud Pass	4 backcountry tourers caught, 2 fully buried, and 1 killed	1

^† Estimated

2021-2022 SEASON

17 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	5
Snowboarder^†	1
Snowmobiler	6
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	4
Other	1
Total	17
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	0

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
05/29	CO	Mount Meeker, Rocky Mountain National Park	3 climbers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 injured, 1 buried and killed	1
04/25	AK	Ice Face, southeast of Thompson Pass, Chugach Mountains	1 skier caught, carried over cliff, and killed	1
03/19	CO	North Fork of Fish Creek, near Steamboat Springs	1 backcountry skier caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
03/17	CO	Pilot Knob, east of Lizard Head Pass	1 backcountry snowboarder caught, buried, and killed	1
03/17	WY	Game Creek Drainage, east of Victor Idaho	2 skiers caught, 1 partially buried-critical, 1 buried and killed	1
03/12	WY	South Fork Miner Creek, Sierra Madre Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
02/25^†	CO	Yule Creek	3 snowshoers caught, 2 partially buried, 1 buried and killed. 2 dogs killed	1
02/19	MT	Miller Mountain, North of Cook City	1 motorized snowbike rider caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
02/06	MT	Lionhead area near West Yellowstone	1 snowmobiler caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
01/08	CO	North Star Mountain, Hoosier Pass	2 snowshoers and a dog caught, buried, and killed	2
12/27	MT	Scotch Bonnet Mountain, north of Cooke City	2 snowmobilers caught, buried, and killed	2
12/24	CO	Diamond Peaks, Cameron Pass	1 backcountry skier caught, fully buried, and killed	1
12/17	ID	Relay Ridge near Ryan Peak	1 skier and 1 snowmobiler killed	2
12/11	WA	Silver Basin, closed portion of Crystal Mountain ski resort	6 backcountry tourers caught, 2 partially buried, 4 buried, and 1 killed	1

^† Estimated

2020-2021 SEASON

37 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	17
Snowboarder^†	5
Snowmobiler	9
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	5
Other	1
Total	37
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	0

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
05/13	AK	Ruth Glacier, Denali National Park and Preserve	2 climbers caught in serac fall, 1 killed	1
03/27	AK	Matanuska Glacier	1 heliskier killed	1
03/22	CO	Lime Creek south of Edwards	2 sidecountry skiers caught, 1 buried and killed	1
03/20	CA	Frog Lake Cliffs, north of Donner Pass	1 snowmobiler caught and killed	1
02/27	ID	Tiger Peak, north of Burke	3 snowmobilers caught, 2 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/22^†	WY	Broken Thumb Couloir, Peak 9,975 (25 Short), Grand Teton National Park	1 backcountry tourer caught and killed	1
02/20	ID	Near Sherman Peak, Southeast of Pocatello	1 snowmobiler, caught, buried, and killed	1
02/20	NV	Near Castle Lake, Ruby Mountains, Southeast of Elko	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 buried and killed, 1 injured	1
02/19	ID	Smiley Creek Drainage, Smoky Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught and killed	1
02/18	WY	Togwotee Pass, WY	1 backcountry snowboarder caught and killed	1
02/17	WY	Squaw Creek Drainage, Southeast of Alpine, WY	8 snowmobilers caught, 7 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/16	CO	West of Ruby Mountain, southeast of Rand	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/14	CO	Pumphouse Lake, southwest of Rollins Pass	1 snowmobiler caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
02/14	MT	Beehive Basin, north of Big Sky Montana	2 splitboarders caught, 1 partially buried and killed	1
02/14	CO	Near Mount Trelease, north of Loveland Pass	1 backcountry snowboarder caught, partially-buried critical, killed	1
02/08	WA	Knox Creek, Salmon la Sac area, near Cle Elum Lake	2 snowbikers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/06	UT	Wilson Glade, Mill Creek Canyon	7 backcountry tourers caught, 1 partially buried, 2 buried, 4 buried and killed	4
02/06	MT	Wounded Buck Creek, northwest of Wildcat Lake	5 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried-critical and killed	1
02/04	CO	Marvin’s West, East Vail backcountry southeast of Vail	2 sidecountry skiers caught, 1 buried and killed	1
02/03	CA	Etna Summit, west of Etna	2 backcountry tourers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/02	AK	Bear Mountain, Chugach State Park	3 climbers caught, buried, and killed	3
02/01	CO	The Nose, Middle Fork Mineral Creek southeast of Ophir	4 backcountry tourers caught, 1 partially buried-critical, 3 buried and killed	3
02/01^†	NH	Ammonoosuc Ravine, north of Mount Monroe	1 backcountry skier caught, buried, and killed	1
01/30	UT	Squaretop, Park City Ridgeline	1 sidecountry skier caught, buried, and killed	1
01/08	UT	Dutch Draw, Park City Ridgeline	1 sidecountry rider caught, buried, and killed	1
12/26	CO	First Creek, north of Berthoud Pass	1 backcountry skier caught, buried, and killed	1
12/19	CO	North Face of Battleship, southeast of Ophir	2 backcountry skiers caught, buried, and killed	2
12/18	CO	Near Ohio Pass, Anthracite Range	1 backcountry skier caught, buried, and killed	1
12/18	WY	Near Sheep Pass, Salt River Range	1 snowmobiler caught, buried and killed	1

^† Estimated

2019-2020 SEASON

23 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	8
Snowboarder^†	3
Snowmobiler	10
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	2
Other	0
Total	23
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	4

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
04/28	CO	Mount Emmons, west of Crested Butte	1 backcountry skier caught, killed	1
04/15	CO	Point 12885 near Red Peak, west of Silverthorne	2 backcountry tourers caught and carried, 1 killed	1
04/03	ID	Austin Canyon, Snake River Range	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
04/01	WY	Taylor Mountain, northwest of Teton Pass	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
03/15	ID	North of Skyline Peak	2 sidecountry riders caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
03/09	AK	Near Hatcher Pass	1 backcountry tourer caught, killed	1
02/25	AK	Unalaska Island	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
02/15	CO	South Fork of Dickson Creek, east of Red and White Mountain	3 snowbike riders caught, 1 partially buried, 2 buried and killed	2
02/10	AK	Boulder Creek Drainage, South of Cooper Landing	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
01/23^†	WA	Near Blewett Pass	1 resident caught, buried and killed	1
01/18	UT	Farmington Canyon, east of Farmington	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
01/18	CO	Uncompahgre Gorge, south of Ouray	1 climber struck by falling ice, buried, and killed	1
01/17	CA	Scott Peak, west of Lake Tahoe	2 inbounds skiers caught, 1 injured, 1 killed	1
01/15	ID	Baker Creek drainage, Smoky Mountains	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 buried and killed	1
01/11	OR	Rock Creek, Elkhorn Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
01/07	ID	Wardner Peak, Bitterroot Mountains	Multiple skiers caught, 2 partially buried, 5 buried, 3 killed	3
01/01	MT	Near Lake Dinah, west of Seeley Lake	3 snowmobilers caught, 2 buried and killed, 1 partially buried	2
12/15	UT	Dutch Draw, Park City Ridgeline	1 sidecountry rider caught, buried, and killed	1
12/08	CO	Diamond Peaks, west of Cameron Pass	1 backcountry skier, caught, buried, and killed	1

^† Estimated

2018-2019 SEASON

25 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	14
Snowboarder^†	1
Snowmobiler	7
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	3
Other	0
Total	25
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	2

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
04/11	NH	Raymond Cataract, Mount Washington	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
03/13	AK	Lutak Inlet, north of Haines	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
03/11	WY	Casper	1 resident caught, buried, and killed	1
03/09	CO	Crested Butte South	2 residents caught and buried, 1 killed	1
03/09	AK	Near Crescent Lake, Kenai Peninsula	2 backcountry tourers caught, 1 buried and killed	1
03/07	CO	Point 12118, east of Jones Pass	1 mechanized guide caught, buried, and killed; 1 mechanized guide client caught	1
03/04	WY	Breccia Cliffs, northwest of Togwotee Pass	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/03	CO	Base Camp above Matterhorn Nordic trailhead, northeast of Lizard Head Pass	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
02/26^†	MT	Truman Gulch, Bridger Range	1 skier caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
02/19	CO	Temptation avalanche path, Bear Creek, south of Telluride	1 sidecountry rider caught, 1 backcountry skier caught, buried, and killed	1
02/16	CO	Pearl Pass Road, Brush Creek Drainage	2 backcountry tourers caught, buried, and killed	2
02/09	UT	Humpy Peak, western Uinta Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
02/07	UT	Circleville Mountain, Tushar Mountains	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried-critical, 1 buried and killed	1
01/25	MT	Near Bell Lake, Tobacco Root Mountains	4 backcountry tourers caught, 1 injured, 1 killed	1
01/25	ID	Upper Palisades Lake, Snake River Range	4 snowmobilers caught, 3 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
01/25	UT	East Face Laurel Peak, La Sal Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
01/21	CO	Green Mountain, Express Creek	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
01/18	UT	Electric Lake, Manti Skyline	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
01/17	NM	Taos Ski Valley	2 inbounds riders caught, buried, and killed	2
01/09	WY	Mount Leidy, southwest of Togwotee Pass	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
01/05	CO	Upper Senator Beck Basin, northwest of Red Mountain Pass	6 backcountry tourers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
01/05	MT	South Waldron Creek, north of Teton Peak	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 carried and injured, 1 buried and killed	1
12/22	WY	Horse Creek, Wyoming Range	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1

^† Estimated

2017-2018 SEASON

24 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	8
Snowboarder^†	2
Snowmobiler	12
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	2
Other	0
Total	24
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	0

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
05/02	AK	Upper Blackstone Glacier, south of Whittier	3 snowmobilers caught, 2 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
04/22	WY	Northwest of East Leidy Mountain, west of Togwotee Pass	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
04/14	MT	Saddle Peak, Bridger Range	1 sidecountry rider caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
04/10	CO	Northwest of Glacier Peak, Middle Fork Swan River	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
04/08	CO	Maroon Bowl, west of Aspen Highlands	2 sidecountry riders caught, 1 killed	1
03/10	WA	Park Butte, south of Mount Baker	1 snowmobiler caught, killed	1
03/04	WA	Setting Sun Mountain, north of the Methow Valley	1 backcountry caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
03/04	CA	Near Kirkwood Ski Resort	2 residents killed in roof avalanche	2
03/03	WA	North Fork Teanaway, north of Cle Elum	4 snowmobilers caught, 1 injured, 2 killed	2
02/25	WA	Stampede Pass	4 snowmobilers caught, 1 buried and killed, 2 injured	1
02/25	WA	Snoqualmie Pass	2 hikers killed	2
02/25	AK	Dude Mountain, north of Ketchikan	1 backcountry tourers caught, 1 buried and killed	1
02/20	ID	Sheep Creek, west of Palisades	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
02/17	MT	Canyon Creek, Whitefish Range	1 sidecountry rider caught, buried, and killed	1
01/21	CO	South of Red Mountain Pass, Sam's Trees	2 backcountry skiers caught and partially buried, 1 killed	1
01/20	ID	Southeast of Reas Peak, Centennial Range	1 snowbiker caught, buried, and killed	1
01/10	ID	Northwest of Reas Peak, Centennial Range	1 snowmobiler killed	1
01/02	MT	Cabin Creek, southern Madison Range	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
12/29	WY	Commissary Ridge, Salt River Range	3 snowmobilers caught, 2 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
11/22	AK	Marmot Mountain, Hatcher Pass	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
10/07	MT	Imp Peak, southern Madison Range	2 backcountry tourers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1

^† Estimated

2016-2017 SEASON

12 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	5
Snowboarder^†	0
Snowmobiler	4
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	3
Other	0
Total	12
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	1

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
04/11	WA	Red Mountain, north of Snoqualmie Pass	1 backcountry tourer caught, killed.	1
04/01	AK	North Pole	1 resident partially buried-critical, later died	1
03/04	WA	Hawkins Mountain, north of Cle Elum	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/14	CO	Near West Lost Lake, Flat Tops Wilderness area	2 snow bike riders caught, 1 buried and killed	1
02/09	ID	McCoy Creek, Caribou Range east of Idaho Falls	1 snowmobiler buried and killed	1
01/28	AK	Near Cooper Landing, Kenai Peninsula	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
01/05	MT	Mt. Stanton, north of West Glacier	1 backcountry tourer caught, partially buried, and killed	1
01/04^†	WA	Near Crystal Mountain, south of Greenwater	1 backcountry tourer caught, partially buried, and killed	1
12/27^†	WA	West of White Pass Ski Area	1 sidecountry rider caught, killed	1
12/23	WY	East of Grand Targee Resort	1 sidecountry rider caught, buried and killed	1
12/11	MT	Henderson Mountain, near Cooke City	2 hybrid tourers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
12/10	NV	Mt. Rose Chutes - Closed Area	1 inbounds rider caught, buried, and killed	1

^† Estimated

2015-2016 SEASON

30 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	11
Snowboarder^†	3
Snowmobiler	9
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	5
Other	2
Total	30
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	0

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
04/11	AK	Summit Lake area, Eastern Alaska Range	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, killed	1
04/03	AK	Summit Lake area, Eastern Alaska Range	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
03/22	OR	Cat Ski Mount Bailey	Mechanised guide caught, killed	1
03/08	OR	Chief Joseph Peak, Wallowa Mountains	1 backcountry tourer partially buried-critical and killed	1
02/27	AK	Nelchina Glacier area	1 snowmobiler caught, killed	1
02/26	ID	Island Park	3 residents buried, 1 killed	1
02/21	WY	Grand Targhee Resort	1 sidecountry rider killed in cornice fall	1
02/19	WY	Big Horn Mountains near Sheridan Wyoming	1 snowmobiler caught and killed	1
02/05	CO	Cottonwood Pass, west of Buena Vista	1 snow bike rider, caught, partially buried-critical, and killed	1
02/02	CO	Lost Mine Creek, east of Wolf Creek Pass	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 fully buried and killed	1
01/31^†	ID	Twin Lakes near Brundage Mountain	1 snowmobiler caught and killed	1
01/31^†	UT	Willow Draw near Park City Mountain Resort, Utah	1 sidecountry rider, caught, buried and killed	1
01/24	WY	Rock Springs drainage, south of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort	3 sidecountry riders caught, 2 buried and killed	2
01/24	WA	Mt Herman, northeast of Mount Baker	2 backcountry tourers caught, 1 injured, 1 killed.	1
01/23	MT	Swede Creek area, Whitefish Range	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried not-critical, 1 buried and killed.	1
01/22^†	CO	Red Mountain, Clear Creek County	1 backcountry tourer caught, killed	1
01/21	CO	Ruby Peak, Ruby Range west of Crested Butte	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried uninjured, 1 fully buried and killed	1
01/21	UT	Gobblers Knob, Big Cottonwood Canyon	2 backcountry tourers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
01/19	MT	Cedar Basin, west of Big Sky	1 backcountry tourer caught and killed	1
01/19	WY	Pyramid Peak, Teton Range	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
01/16	AK	Skyscraper Mountain, Hatcher Pass	1 backcountry snowboarder fully buried and killed	1
01/16	CO	St Marys Lake, Front Range	1 climber caught, buried, killed.	1
01/14^†	CA	Backcountry near Sugar Bowl Ski Resort	1 sidecountry rider caught, killed	1
01/02	AK	Grubstake Gulch, southwest of Hatcher Pass	1 snowmobiler buried and killed	1
12/31	WA	Granite Mountain near Snoqualmie Pass	1 hiker killed	1
12/19	MT	Sheep Mountain, north of Cooke City	3 snowmoiblers caught, 1 fully buried and killed	1
12/19^†	WA	Kendall Peak, Snoqualmie Pass	1 backcountry tourer caught, killed	1
11/22^†	AK	Eldorado Bowl, Hatcher Pass	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
11/05^†	CA	Mt Russell, John Muir Wilderness	1 hiker caught, buried, and killed	1

^† Estimated

2014-2015 SEASON

11 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	6
Snowboarder^†	1
Snowmobiler	2
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	2
Other	0
Total	11
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	0

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
05/17	WY	Sickle Couloir, Mount Moran	4 backcountry tourers caught, 1 injured, 2 killed	2
04/11	MT	Beehive Peak, northern Madison Range	1 backcountry tourer caught, killed	1
04/01	AK	North of Tebay Lakes, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve	1 backcountry tourer killed in cornice collapse	1
03/14	AK	Squaw Creek, near Cantwell	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, lated succumbed to injuries	1
03/04	UT	Hell's Canyon, near Snowbasin Ski Resort	1 sidecountry rider caught, buried, and killed	1
02/23	CO	Peter Barker path, near Aspen Mountain	One skier caught, buried, and killed	1
01/06	CO	Rabbit Ears path, Kendall Mountain	One backcountry skier, caught, carried, partially buried, and killed	1
12/31	CO	Kelso Mountain	One climber, traveling on snowshoes, caught, buried, and killed	1
12/06	AK	Rainbow Ridge area, Delta Range	2 backcountry tourers caught, 1 injured,1 killed	1
11/26^†	MT	Near Henderson Peak, Cooke City, Montana	One snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1

^† Estimated

2013-2014 SEASON

35 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	10
Snowboarder^†	1
Snowmobiler	11
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	11
Other	2
Total	35
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	1

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
05/28^†	WA	Liberty Ridge, Mount Rainier	6 climbers caught, buried and killed	6
05/14	WA	North face of Mount Shuksan	1 backcountry tourer (on ascent) caught and killed	1
05/03	MT	Olson Gulch, west of Anaconda	1 backcountry skier caught, died on scene	1
04/28^†	OR	Crater Lake National Park	1 snowshoer caught in cornice fall	1
03/30	OR	Paulina Peak, south of Bend	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/22	WA	Granite Mountain	1 backcountry tourer caught, buried, and killed	1
03/15	AK	Kicking Horse Valley, west of Haines	1 heliski guide caught, buried, and died from injuries	1
03/11^†	MT	Cooke City, Montana	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/10	MT	Altoona, about 10 miles northeast of Philipsburg, Montana	1 skier caught and killed	1
03/07^†	UT	Gold Hill, Uinta Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/05	CO	Sharkstooth Peak, La Plata Mountains	1 snowmobiler fully buried, missing and presumed dead	1
03/04	CO	Diablo Ridge, Pt. 12,505, approx. 1 mile W of Conejos Peak	1 skier caught, buried, and killed	1
02/28^†	MT	Mount Jumbo, Missoula	1 snowplayer and 2 residents caught and buried, 1 resident killed	1
02/22^†	MT	Troy, West Cabinet Mountain Range	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partly buried and 1 buried and killed	1
02/18	WY	Near Togwotee Pass	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
02/16	ID	Frenchman Creek, northwest of Galena Summit	4 snowmobilers caught and buried, 1 killed	1
02/15^†	CO	Star Mountain, near Twin Lakes	5 skiers caught, 3 injured, 2 killed	2
02/11	OR	SW face of Cornucopia Peak, Wallowa Mountains	5 backcountry skiers caught, 1 uninjured, 2 injured, 2 killed	2
02/10	CO	Near Kebler Pass, west of Crested Butte	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/10	CO	North Fork Swan River, south of Keystone Ski Area	2 skiers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/09	UT	Left Fork Huntington Creek	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
02/08	UT	Near Tibble Fork Reservoir	1 snowshoer caught, buried, and lkilled	1
01/18	WA	Lewis Peak, Cascades north of Stevens Pass	1 climber killed in cornice fall avalanche	1
01/07	CO	East Vail, backcountry southeast of Vail Ski Area	4 riders caught, 1 injured, 1 killed	1
01/01	MT	Onion Basin, northern Gallatin Range	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 buried and killed	1
12/31	CO	Parkview Mountain, west of Willow Creek Pass	One backcountry traveler buried and killed	1
12/26	WY	Pucker Face, near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort	One skier caught, buried, and killed.	1
12/26^†	ID	Neely's, Palisades Peak	One snowmobiler, caught, buried and killed	1

^† Estimated

2012-2013 SEASON

24 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	8
Snowboarder^†	7
Snowmobiler	1
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	5
Other	3
Total	24
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	3

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
04/20	CO	Sheep Creek, north of Loveland Pass	6 backcountry tourers caught, 1 partially buried, 5 buried and killed	5
04/18	CO	Ptarmigan Hill, near Vail Pass	1 snowboarder caught and killed	1
04/13	WA	Granite Mountain near Snoqualmie Pass	Three climbers caught, two injured, one buried and killed	1
04/13	WA	Red Mountain, near Snoqualmie Pass	One snowshoer buried, died during evacuation	1
04/11	UT	Kessler Peak, Big Cottonwood Canyon	1 skier caught and killed	1
03/17	CO	Ypsilon Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park	2 climbers caught, 2 injured, 1 killed	1
03/03	AK	Takhinsha Mountains, southwest of Haines	4 heliskiers caught in cornice fall, 2 injured, 1 killed	1
03/02	CO	Nokhu Crags, Never Summer Mountains	2 skiers caught, 1 partially buried-critical and injured, 1 buried and killed	1
03/01	WY	Prospectors Mountain, Grand Teton National Park	1 ski mountaineer caught and killed	1
03/01	UT	12 Mile Canyon, Manti Skyline	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/01	NH	Huntington Ravine, Mount Washington	1 climber caught and killed	1
02/02	CO	Cement Creek, near Silverton	3 skiers caught, 1 buried and killed, 1 partially buried, 1 injured	1
01/27	WY	Survey Peak, Grand Teton National Park	1 backcountry tourer caught and killed	1
01/27	WY	Clause Creek, southwest of Hoback Canyon	1 backcountry tourer caught and killed	1
01/18	UT	Mill Hollow, West Fork Duchesne	3 snowmobilers caught on foot, 2 buried and killed	2
01/13	CO	Raspberry Creek, near Marble	1 skier caught, buried, and killed	1
12/30	CO	Ships Prow Glades, Snowmass Ski Area	1 ski patroller killed	1
12/24	CA	Donner Ski Ranch	1 snowboarder caught, buried, and killed	1
12/24	CA	Alpine Meadows	1 ski patroller caught, buried and killed	1

^† Estimated

2011-2012 SEASON

34 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	14
Snowboarder^†	6
Snowmobiler	9
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	5
Other	0
Total	34
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	2

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
06/14	AK	West Buttress, Denali	Five climbers caught, 4 killed	4
03/30	CO	Ophir Pass, Paradise Basin	1 skier caught, buried and killed.	1
03/13	AK	Takin Ridge, northwest of Haines	2 heli-skiers caught, buried, and killed	2
03/07	WY	Ranger Peak, Grand Teton National Park	2 backcountry skiers caught, buried, and killed	2
03/03	UT	Beaver Basin, La Sal Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/02	CA	Forestdale Divide, Carson Pass	1 Snowmobiler caught, buried and killed	1
03/01	CA	Polaris Point, Ward Canyon	1 skier caught, buried and killed	1
02/27	WY	SE of Grouse Mountain, Togwotee Pass	One snowmobiler caught, buried and killed	1
02/25	MT	Skyline Creek, near Marias Pass	2 snowbikers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 partly buried-critical and killed	1
02/23	UT	Dutch Draw, Park City ridgeline	1 snowboarder caught, buried, and killed	1
02/22	MT	Daisy Pass Road, north of Cooke City	4 snowmobilers caught, 3 partialy buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/20	MT	Lost Johnny drainage, east of Kalispell	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partly buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/19	WA	Tunnel Creek, near Stevens Pass	5 skiers caught, 1 partly buried, 3 buried and killed	3
02/19	WA	WAC Bluffs near Aplental Ski Area	2 snowboarders caught, 1 carried over cliffs and killed	1
02/16	CO	Gibbs Creek, near Wolf Creek Pass	3 skiers caught, 1 injured, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
02/13	CO	Contention Fingers, Bear Creek, Telluride	1 snowboarder caught, buried and killed	1
02/05^†	UT	Lost Creek Reservior	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 buried and killed	1
02/01	MT	Twin Lakes, Swan Range	1 backcountry skier caught and killed	1
01/28	UT	Little Giant, West Kessler, Big Cottonwood Canyon	1 snowboarder caught, buried, and killed	1
01/22	CO	Prima Cornice, Vail	3 skiers caught, 1 injured, and 1 partially buried-critical and killed.	1
01/22	CO	Trestle Trees, Winter Park	1 inbounds skier caught, buried, and killed	1
01/21	CO	Chedsey Creek, North Park	2 people on foot caught, 1 partially buried, 1 fully buried and killed	1
01/18	CO	Burnt Mountain Near Snowmass Village	One skier caught, buried and killed.	1
01/01	MT	Phillipsburg, Flint Range, Red Lion	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
12/31	MT	Henderson Mountain, near Cooke City	1 snowmobiler, caught, partly buried-critical, and killed	1
12/31	WY	Hayden Creek, south of Cooke City	1 skier caught, buried and killed.	1
11/13	UT	Gad Valley, Little Cottonwood Canyon	1 snowboarder caught, partially buried, and killed	1

^† Estimated

2010-2011 SEASON

25 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	8
Snowboarder^†	4
Snowmobiler	4
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	4
Other	5
Total	25
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	1

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
05/22^†	AK	Mount Frances, Denali National Park	2 climbers caught and killed (Preliminary)	2
05/21	CO	Torreys Peak	1 snowboarder caught and killed	1
04/28	AK	Ruth Gorge	Icefall avalanche hits camp, 1 climber killed	1
04/26^†	CA	Split Mountain, south of Bishop	2 skiers caught and killed	2
04/18	AK	Bird Ridge, Chugach State Park	Solo snowplayer caught, buried, and killed	1
04/16^†	WY	Garnet Canyon Meadows, Grand Teton National Park	2 backcountry tourers caught, buried, and killed while camped	2
04/04	CO	Highlands Ridge, Desolation Row, Aspen zone	1 skier caught and killed	1
03/27	WA	Back country to the west of Stevens Pass, WA. Backside of Cowboy Mountain	1 snowboarder caught, partly buried, and killed	1
03/26	UT	Horsehoe Mountain	3 skiers caught, 1 partly buried, 1 partly buried-critical and killed.	1
03/19	AK	Hatch Peak, Hatcher Pass	2 skiers caught, 1 injured and 1 killed	1
03/05	WA	Mount Cashmere	1 skier caught and killed	1
02/22	CO	East Snowmass Creek Valley, Sand's Chute	1 Skier caught, fully buried, and killed	1
02/20	CO	Sand Peak-Flat Tops	1 snowmobiler caught, buried and killed	1
02/14	MT	Truman Gulch, Bridger Range	1 snowboarder caught, buried, killed	1
02/01	WA	Red Mountain, Snoqualmie Pass Washington	1 skier on foot caught, buried and killed	1
01/17	CO	"High Trail Cliffs," northeast of Berthoud Pass	1 snowboarder (and dog) caught, buried, and killed	1
01/08	MT	Near Hungry Horse Reservoir, east of Kalispell	3 snowmobilers caught, 1 killed	1
12/29	ID	20 miles northeast of Calder	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
12/05	CO	Dry Gulch-East of Eisenhower Tunnel	2 skiers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 buried and killed	1
12/04^†	WA	Morning Star Peak, north central Washington Cascades	1 climber caught, partially buried, and killed	1
11/26	UT	Cherry Hill, western Uinta Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught and killed	1
11/22	CO	Wolf Creek Pass Ski Area, Glory Hole Point	Ski patroller caught, buried and killed	1

^† Estimated

2009-2010 SEASON

36 US fatalities

Activity	Killed
Skier^†	9
Snowboarder^†	3
Snowmobiler	17
Snowshoer/Climber/Hiker	6
Other	1
Total	36
^† Inbounds skier/boarder	2

Date	State	Location	Description	Killed
06/14	MT	Lolo Peak, Montana	1 skier caught, carried into rocks, killed	1
06/05	WA	Ingraham Glacier, Mount Rainier	Preliminary report: 11 climbers caught, 4 buried, 1 killed	1
05/29	AK	Werewolf and London Tower, Ruth Gorge	2 climbers caught on descent, partially buried, and killed	2
04/14	MT	McAtee Basin, Southern Madison Range	2 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried uninjured, 1 fully buried and killed	1
04/04	UT	Francis Peak northwest of Farmington	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
04/02	WY	Indian Creek drainage northwest of Alpine	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/31	MT	Peak 6996 near Marias Pass, Glacier NP	1 snowboarder caught and killed	1
03/30^†	CO	Near Baldy Peak, southeast of Ridgway	1 ice climber, approaching on skis, caught, buried, killed	1
03/30	ID	Loyds Lake, McCall	4 snowmobilers caught, 2 buried and killed, 1 partially buried, 1 rode off	2
03/27	MT	Near Missoula Lake	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, killed	1
03/19	CO	Southwest of Creede	2 people caught, buried and killed in a roof avalanche	2
03/13	ID	North of Schweitzer Ski Area, Idaho Panhandle	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
03/12	CO	Mt Antora	1 snowmobiler, caught and killed	1
03/10	CO	Steep Gully #1, backcountry near Arapahoe Basin Ski Area	1 snowboarder partially buried critical and killed	1
02/23	CO	Ashcroft- Near Lindley Hut	1 skier caught, buried, and killed	1
02/21	WY	South Teton, Grand Teton National Park	1 skier triggered avalanche, swept over cliffs, killed	1
02/13	AK	South Fork Eagle River, Alaska Three Bowls	1 skier caught, buried, and killed	1
02/13	AK	Grandview, Placer River Drainage, Chugach NF	3 snowmobilers caught, 2 buried and killed	2
02/11	CO	Near Ridgway Hut, Sneffels Range	2 skiers caught, 1 fully buried, 1 killed	1
02/06	WY	North Fork of Murphy Creek, Wyoming Range	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
01/30	ID	Garns Mtn in the Big Hole Range west of Driggs	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
01/29	UT	Grandview Peak, Sessions Mountains, east of Bountiful	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, rescued, died in hospital	1
01/28	ID	Near Boardman Pass, Soldier Mountains	1 snowmobiler caught, buried, killed	1
01/27	UT	Meadows, Silver Fork, UT	1 skier caught, buried and killed	1
01/24	UT	Hells Canyon, near Snowbasin Ski Area	1 sidecountry skier caught, killed	1
01/22	ID	Sun Valley Ski Resort, in bounds but off trail	1 skier caught, buried and killed	1
01/06	WY	Cheyenne Bowl, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort	Ski patroller caught and fully buried during control work, died of injuries	1
01/06^†	CO	Battle Mountain - outside Vail Mountain ski area	1 snowboader caught, partially buried critical and killed	1
01/03	MT	Scotch Bonnet Mountain, near Lulu Pass	1 Snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
01/02	OR	Near Paulina Peak	1 Snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed	1
12/17	ID	Rock Lake, Cascade, Idaho	2 snowmobilers caught, buried, 1 rescued, 1 killed	1
12/10	MT	Hyalite Drainage, northern Gallatins, Bozeman	Hyalite Avalanche Fatality	1

^† Estimated

Information regarding US avalanche fatalities prior to the 2009-2010 season are not in the CAIC's operational database. Please see avalanche.org for older reports.