13 Avalanche Deaths Recorded During 23/24 Season Across United States According to data from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), a total of 13 individuals perished in avalanches during the 23/24 winter season. Date State Location Description Killed 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 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 2, 2024 0 Comments
Annual Avalanche Report Shows Colorado and Montana Have the Highest Rates of Avalanche Fatalities The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center’s (GNFAC) annual avalanche report was recently released. It shows Colorado to have the highest number of avalanche fatalities over the last ten years (64). Montana was ranked 2nd with 33—still six higher than the national average of 27. Montana is an increasingly popular place to ski and snowboard in the United States. As GNFAC […] Avalanche Ryan Kime | August 23, 2022 3 Comments
35 Avalanche Deaths in the USA in 2013/14 | Lets Make This Number Go DOWN: The USA saw 35 avalanche deaths during the 2013/14 winter season. “Over the last 10 winters an average of 28 people died in avalanches every year in the United States.” – Colorado Avalanche Information Center This means that we had 7 more avalanche deaths than average. That’s a lot. We all need to do everything we can to bring […] Avalanche Miles Clark | June 19, 2014 1 Comment
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