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US Avalanche Fatalities

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 snowshoers 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	Clothesline Path, 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

2008-09 SEASON

27 fatalities in the US

2007-08 SEASON

36 fatalities in the US

2006-07 SEASON

20 fatalities in the US