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Reports Posted This Season - 1 ; Fatalities - 0
Reports in Database: 2050+

Snow Avalanche Statistics

The statistics section has graphs and links to graphs concerning avalanche accident statistics. We now have charts for the US for 2023-24 posted as well as an interactive map. We have finalized and published our book on the 2021-22 US fatalities, which is available online for free to members from the welcome page when they log in. We can also send a free Kindle version to your device if you're a member. We are working on the 2022-23 edition now!

Current Years Snow Avalanche Incidents:

- Incident Summaries via the Avalanche Center RSS Incidents Channel (No longer reliably maintained due to a lack of funding and resources.)

June 16, 2023 - We are in the process of moving this seasons incidents into the database. Most can now be found by searching the avalanche accidents database. The ones still shown here will not yet come up in searches.

We only list the most recently added avalanche incidents here on the front section page. They may not be chronological. All other incidents since October 1998 can be located using the search page.

Due to a lack of resources we are behind on archiving some incidents from the last few years. Many are listed on our working archive page. Help support our public archive and other work.

View Report	Fatalities	Date	State/Country	Location	Activity
Search All (or most) Incident Reports (Since Oct 1, 1998)
	- 1	Nov 23	Iran		Climbing
	- 1	Nov 11	Canada-AB		Climbing
		Nov 08	Montana-US		Skiing

		Mar 28	Utah-US	Morgan County	Snowcats
		Mar 15	Utah-US	Alta	Roof Avalanche
		Mar 15	NewHampshire-US	White Mountains	Skiing
		Jan 10	California-US	Aspendell	Homes
	- 1	Oct 01	Nepal	Manaslu	Climbing

	- 1	Sep 26	Nepal	Manaslu	Climbing
	- 1	Sep 26	Nepal	Manaslu	Skiing
	- 1	Jul 25	Pakistan	K2	Climbing
		Dec 27	Canada-BC	Nelson Area	Skiing (?)
	- 1	Nov 27	Canada-BC	Hasler	Snowmobiling

Incident Reports Posted for 2023-2024: 1
Reported Fatalities for 2022-2023: 0

Incidents from seasons prior to October 1998:

All incidents since October 1, 1998 can be found using the search form.

Other Avalanche Incidents and Related Pages

Archived News on French Incidents (in English)
Annual Accident Summaries for France, 2002-2010 (by PisteHors)
Lessons Learned from Incidents (English translation from French, by PisteHors)

Grief and Loss Resources

After a close call, or one by a friend or family member, Critical Incident Stress may occur. Additional useful information is available from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

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