Avalanche Statistics: Canada 2002-03
Season Summary based on Information from the Canadian Avalanche Association
Twenty-nine people lost their lives in Canadian avalanches in the 2002-2003 season. There have only been two previous years with worse statistics: 1910 when 62 people were killed in Rogers Pass on the railroad, and 1965 when 35 fatalities occurred, with 34 of those being industrial accidents.
Of the 29 fatalities, 25 occurred in BC and 4 in Alberta; 9 were BC residents, 13 were from Alberta, 6 from the US and 1 from France.
| Date | Accident Location | Activily | Home Residence |
| December 28, 2002 | Valemount, BC | Snowmobiling | Valemount, BC |
| January 5, 2003 | Rossland, BC | Out of Bounds | Rossland, BC |
| January 20, 2003 | Revelstoke, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Nelson, BC |
| January 20, 2003 | Revelstoke, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Calgary, AB |
| January 20, 2003 | Revelstoke, BC | Backcountry Skiing | New Westminster, BC |
| January 20, 2003 | Revelstoke, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Truckee, CA |
| January 20, 2003 | Revelstoke, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Los Angeles, CA |
| January 20, 2003 | Revelstoke, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Littleton, CO |
| January 20, 2003 | Revelstoke, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Canmore, AB |
| February 1, 2003 | Glacier National Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Calgary, AB |
| February 1, 2003 | Glacier National Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Calgary, AB |
| February 1, 2003 | Glacier National Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Calgary, AB |
| February 1, 2003 | Glacier National Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Calgary, AB |
| February 1, 2003 | Glacier National Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Calgary, AB |
| February 1, 2003 | Glacier National Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Calgary, AB |
| February 1, 2003 | Glacier National Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Calgary, AB |
| March 12, 2003 | Canmore, AB | Hiker | Canmore, AB |
| March 14, 2003 | Lake Louise, AB | Snowshoer | Albuquerque, NM |
| March 17, 2003 | Kokanee Glacier Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Seattle, WA |
| March 17, 2003 | Kokanee Glacier Park, BC | Backcountry Skiing | Seattle, WA |
| March 20, 2003 | Rocky Mtn. House, AB | Snowmobiling | Sylvan Lake, AB |
| March 26, 2003 | Fernie, BC | Snowmobiling | Fernie, BC |
| March 26, 2003 | Fernie, BC | Snowmobiling | Crows Nest Pass |
| March 26, 2003 | Fernie, BC | Snowmobiling | Fernie, BC |
| March 26, 2003 | Valemount, BC | Backcountry Skiing | France |
| March 27, 2003 | Invermere, BC | Snowmobiling | Fairmount, BC |
| March 31, 2003 | Fort St. James, BC | Snowmobiling | Germansen, BC |
| April 6, 2003 | Golden, BC | Snowmobiling | Alberta |
| April 18, 2003 | Blairmore, AB | Snowmobiling | Alberta |
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