??? official Avy death tally for 08/09... SO FAR???

[m8magicandmystery]

Interesting....I fractured my sternum just about 200 yards away from that hill on my way to climb it not too long ago.

Blessed you probably was..He was watching over ya...!!!

 

[linden]

25 in BC now

why don't some people get the message to stay out of the mountains?, i dont mean to be critical but why don't snowmobile clubs just close down areas when risks are so high? like last weekend.

 

[River Ratt]

Silver Mine Area

Another man died last week in the Silver Mine area south of Golden BC.

 

[sidewinder]

25 in BC now

why don't some people get the message to stay out of the mountains?, i dont mean to be critical but why don't snowmobile clubs just close down areas when risks are so high? like last weekend.

Yeah, there were 23 people killed in their cars this week, why don't people just park their cars when it is so unsafe. And why don't the police just shut down the streets when the danger is so high?

Seriously......We all know the risks associated with the actions we take. The beauty of freedom is being able to decide which risks we want to take and which we don't. I agree that avvy deaths suck, but losing our rights to ride where we want would be the ultimate tragedy.

 

[Rock Star]

too many

http://www.avalanche.org/accidents.php

This thread is about numbers only. read post 1. Not a place for lectures or debates. Just facts so the riding public is aware. That fact may prevent some deaths.

Here in Utah they are saying we are still far from out of danger this season. Please be aware.

 

[badss]

Avy totals so far

Another one form Alberta over in Valemont BC yesterday ...Friday April 10th/09. Climina area....

 

[mgpauls]

1 skier and 1 snowmobiler in Sawtooth Mountains in Central Idaho in March

 

[cowboysedge]

51 total US and Canada! 1 More and we will have the same body count as last year! Lets hope we can keep it at 51.

Ride Safe!!!! Ride Smart!!!!

 

[cowboysedge]

What a year!

2008-2009 USA FATALITIES: 28 CANADIAN FATALITIES: 26

TOTAL FATALITIES: 54

Date Place Fatalities State Country Activity Summary
2009-04-18 Thompson Pass near Valdez 1 AK USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-04-17 Near Thompson Pass outside of Valdez 1 AK USA SKI 1 skier caught in sluff and carried over cliffs, died from trauma
2009-04-14 Notre-Dame Mountains on Quebec's upper Gaspé Peninsula 1 QC CANADA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and killed
2009-04-10 Clemina Creek in Monashees near Valemount 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-04-05 Norton Creek, 20 miles west of Ketchum 1 ID USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-28 Johnson Pass, Kenai Peninsula 1 AK USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-27 Valley of the Lakes, 20 km SW of Parson, BC 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-25 Hellroaring Creek west of Kimberley 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-24 Renshaw Mountain west of Jasper 2 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 3 snowmobilers caught, 2 buried and killed
2009-03-21 Whitewater Creek area of Caribou Mtns, near Blue River 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 3 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 injured, 1 buried and killed
2009-03-18 near 100 Mile House in the Central Interior of B.C. 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-16 Sheol Valley southwest of Lake Louise AB CANADA SKI 2 skiers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 completely buried and recovered
2009-03-07 Eagle Cap Wilderness 1 OR USA SKI 3 skiers caught, 1 partially buried, one buried, one buried and killed
2009-03-07 Kicking Horse Mountain Resort - Ozone Permanent Avalanche Closure 2 BC CANADA SKI 2 skiers caught, buried and killed
2009-03-06 Gladiator Ridge, 20 miles northwest of Sun Valley 1 ID USA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and killed, 1 seriously injured
2009-03-06 Black Lee Drainage 7 miles NE of McCall ID USA SKI 4 skiers caught, 2 buried, 1 injured
2009-03-03 Squaw Valley 1 CA USA SKI 1 skier caught, died from injuries
2009-03-01 Duck Lake area north of Brundage Mountain Ski Area ID USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, carried, and seriously injured
2009-02-27 Trapper Creek, north of Priest Lake 1 ID USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-02-27 Indian Peak area of the Snake River Range in western Wyoming 3 WY USA SNOWMOBILE 4 snowmobilers caught, and buried. 1 self-rescued, 3 killed
2009-02-24 Trinity Mountains near Featherville ID USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler buried and recovered
2009-02-21 near Maggies Peak, Lake Tahoe Region 1 CA USA SKI 1 skier caught and killed
2009-02-11 Mount Two Top; Targhee Natl. Forest MT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and rescued with serious injuries
2009-01-17 Hell Roaring drainage South of Mt Jefferson 1 MT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-17 Black Butte area of the Gravelly Range 1 MT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-17 Northeast facing slope on Crown Butte 1 MT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-17 Black Meadows area of Babcock Mountain near Tumbler Ridge 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-16 Monashee Mountains, 25 km south of Valemount 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-14 near Banff National Park 1 AB CANADA HIKE 1 hiker caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-11 Mara Mountain area in the B.C. Interior 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-11 Chetwynd, B.C., located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 5 snowmobilers caught and buried. 4 rescued, 1 killed
2009-01-08 Alice Mountain, 15 kilometres northwest of Terrace, B.C. 1 BC CANADA SNOWBOARD unknown number caught, 1 snowboarder buried, rescued, and died at hospital
2009-01-02 -Main Vein- Ice Climb; Shoshone National Forest 1 WY USA CLIMB 1 ice climber caught and killed
2009-01-01 Secret Chutes Area / CLOSED AREA 1 BC CANADA SNOWBOARD 1 snowboarder caught, buried, and killed in a Closed Area
2008-12-31 Out-of-Area, Blackcomb Backcountry 1 BC CANADA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-30 Rockford, WA (near Spokane, eastern WA) 1 WA USA OTHER Roof Avalanche kills 85 year old women
2008-12-29 Yamaha Hill; Moffat Basin Area 1 UT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-29 The Headwall; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort WY USA SKI 7 patrollers involved, 4 buried, all rescued
2008-12-28 Brown Bear Basin near Harts Pass 1 WA USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-28 Harvey Pass area 8 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 11 snowmobilers caught in 2 slides, 8 buried and killed
2008-12-27 Paintbrush Area; Jackson Hole 1 WY USA SKI 2 skiers caught, 1 buried and killed
2008-12-27 Gravel Mountain - Grand Lake Area 2 CO USA SNOWMOBILE 2 snowmobilers caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-26 North of Little Water Peak UT USA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and rescued alive by companions
2008-12-25 Poulsen’s Gully-Squaw Valley Ski Area 1 CA USA SKI 1 Skier caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-24 Logan Peak - Rodeo Grounds Area 2 UT USA SNOWMOBILE 3 involved, 2 caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-17 NW of Crested Butte - Happy Chutes 1 CO USA SNOWBOARD 1 snowboarder caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-14 Richmond Ridge 1 CO USA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-14 Mt. Baldy, Snowbird Ski Resort 1 UT USA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, died later in the hospital
2008-12-14 Red Pine Lake Area UT USA SKI 1 skier caught, carried, and injured

 

[UintaVentureBoys]

My brother and I have been friends with the Ellingford family for years. Just this year my brother scott was in a search and rescue mission for 15 year old Hayden Ellingford. Hayden, Colton, and their dad were all playing around Yamaha Hill in the high uintas on december 29th, 2008. Colton and his dad were climbin and playing on the hill. Hayden was at the bottom in front of a group of trees and got the surprise of his life. The hill slid and careened directly into hayden moving him and his sled over 50 yards into the trees. It took hours for my brother and the ellingford family to locate hayden. Unfortunately search and rescue was ill equipped and did not even have reliable machines to reach the accident site. This is what compells my brother and I to be involved with ever search and rescue mission ever set forth in the uintas in the last 15 years. We know the landscape and we can locate people better than the search and rescue team that has been "trained" to patrol this area. Anyways, hayden was killed instantly and wasn't located or dug out for 2 hours after the slide. My brother was the one who located and found his body and this really struck home for all of us here in the Uinta Mountain/ Evanston area. Hayden was loved by so many and we will all miss him so. Visit his memorial at http://www.myspace.com/rip_hayden271
We will miss you Hayden!

Trevor H. and Scott W.
High Uinta Ventures Team

"Never go out alone, and never turn your back on mother nature"

 

[tntm7]

I would like to see the law mandate a license to sled! you need one to drive a car?
A training class would be nice but I fear it will be like a users manuel on a new sled, stuffed in the glove box and lost for ever without ever coming out of the wrapper.

 

[SnowXTC]

I would like to see avalanches better investigated and those at fault held criminally and financially responsible. i.e. 2 on the hill, one stuck and the other just keeps riding and highmarks. The highmarker a lot of the time rides out, but the guy who was stuck is the one injured or killed. I have seen so many families devasted and so many don't even think twice when this happens. If we kill someone with our car, cause the accident, we are liable. Why shouldn't we be just as liable if we cause an avalanche and kill someone?

If I killed someone, I would make sure that they were taken care of. This is one reason for insurance, but I know it would not be enough. I would do whatever I could to help them.

 

[Rock Star]

Who ever would have figured 10,000 plus views of this thread. The count is hopefully done. There is still a lot of late snow and hot temps so ya never know. Let's hope that we will not hit numbers like this ever again. Be diligent, be smart, be vocal with your friends. May God bless all those friends we've lost doing what we all love. Remember them and their families in the years to come and please ride smart. A mistake lasts forever!!!! Peace. Rock!

2008-2009 USA FATALITIES: 28 CANADIAN FATALITIES: 26

TOTAL FATALITIES: 54

Date Place Fatalities State Country Activity Summary
2009-04-18 Thompson Pass near Valdez 1 AK USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-04-17 Near Thompson Pass outside of Valdez 1 AK USA SKI 1 skier caught in sluff and carried over cliffs, died from trauma
2009-04-14 Notre-Dame Mountains on Quebec's upper Gaspé Peninsula 1 QC CANADA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and killed
2009-04-10 Clemina Creek in Monashees near Valemount 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-04-05 Norton Creek, 20 miles west of Ketchum 1 ID USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-28 Johnson Pass, Kenai Peninsula 1 AK USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-27 Valley of the Lakes, 20 km SW of Parson, BC 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-25 Hellroaring Creek west of Kimberley 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-24 Renshaw Mountain west of Jasper 2 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 3 snowmobilers caught, 2 buried and killed
2009-03-21 Whitewater Creek area of Caribou Mtns, near Blue River 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 3 snowmobilers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 injured, 1 buried and killed
2009-03-18 near 100 Mile House in the Central Interior of B.C. 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-03-16 Sheol Valley southwest of Lake Louise AB CANADA SKI 2 skiers caught, 1 partially buried, 1 completely buried and recovered
2009-03-07 Eagle Cap Wilderness 1 OR USA SKI 3 skiers caught, 1 partially buried, one buried, one buried and killed
2009-03-07 Kicking Horse Mountain Resort - Ozone Permanent Avalanche Closure 2 BC CANADA SKI 2 skiers caught, buried and killed
2009-03-06 Gladiator Ridge, 20 miles northwest of Sun Valley 1 ID USA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and killed, 1 seriously injured
2009-03-06 Black Lee Drainage 7 miles NE of McCall ID USA SKI 4 skiers caught, 2 buried, 1 injured
2009-03-03 Squaw Valley 1 CA USA SKI 1 skier caught, died from injuries
2009-03-01 Duck Lake area north of Brundage Mountain Ski Area ID USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, carried, and seriously injured
2009-02-27 Trapper Creek, north of Priest Lake 1 ID USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-02-27 Indian Peak area of the Snake River Range in western Wyoming 3 WY USA SNOWMOBILE 4 snowmobilers caught, and buried. 1 self-rescued, 3 killed
2009-02-24 Trinity Mountains near Featherville ID USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler buried and recovered
2009-02-21 near Maggies Peak, Lake Tahoe Region 1 CA USA SKI 1 skier caught and killed
2009-02-11 Mount Two Top; Targhee Natl. Forest MT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and rescued with serious injuries
2009-01-17 Hell Roaring drainage South of Mt Jefferson 1 MT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-17 Black Butte area of the Gravelly Range 1 MT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-17 Northeast facing slope on Crown Butte 1 MT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-17 Black Meadows area of Babcock Mountain near Tumbler Ridge 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-16 Monashee Mountains, 25 km south of Valemount 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-14 near Banff National Park 1 AB CANADA HIKE 1 hiker caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-11 Mara Mountain area in the B.C. Interior 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2009-01-11 Chetwynd, B.C., located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains 1 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 5 snowmobilers caught and buried. 4 rescued, 1 killed
2009-01-08 Alice Mountain, 15 kilometres northwest of Terrace, B.C. 1 BC CANADA SNOWBOARD unknown number caught, 1 snowboarder buried, rescued, and died at hospital
2009-01-02 -Main Vein- Ice Climb; Shoshone National Forest 1 WY USA CLIMB 1 ice climber caught and killed
2009-01-01 Secret Chutes Area / CLOSED AREA 1 BC CANADA SNOWBOARD 1 snowboarder caught, buried, and killed in a Closed Area
2008-12-31 Out-of-Area, Blackcomb Backcountry 1 BC CANADA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-30 Rockford, WA (near Spokane, eastern WA) 1 WA USA OTHER Roof Avalanche kills 85 year old women
2008-12-29 Yamaha Hill; Moffat Basin Area 1 UT USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-29 The Headwall; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort WY USA SKI 7 patrollers involved, 4 buried, all rescued
2008-12-28 Brown Bear Basin near Harts Pass 1 WA USA SNOWMOBILE 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-28 Harvey Pass area 8 BC CANADA SNOWMOBILE 11 snowmobilers caught in 2 slides, 8 buried and killed
2008-12-27 Paintbrush Area; Jackson Hole 1 WY USA SKI 2 skiers caught, 1 buried and killed
2008-12-27 Gravel Mountain - Grand Lake Area 2 CO USA SNOWMOBILE 2 snowmobilers caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-26 North of Little Water Peak UT USA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and rescued alive by companions
2008-12-25 Poulsen’s Gully-Squaw Valley Ski Area 1 CA USA SKI 1 Skier caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-24 Logan Peak - Rodeo Grounds Area 2 UT USA SNOWMOBILE 3 involved, 2 caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-17 NW of Crested Butte - Happy Chutes 1 CO USA SNOWBOARD 1 snowboarder caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-14 Richmond Ridge 1 CO USA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, and killed
2008-12-14 Mt. Baldy, Snowbird Ski Resort 1 UT USA SKI 1 skier caught, buried, died later in the hospital
2008-12-14 Red Pine Lake Area UT USA SKI 1 skier caught, carried, and injured

 

[Ryan-41]

That's awful. More people need ABS bags and to ride smarter.

 

[MPS]

Who ever would have figured 10,000 plus views of this thread. The count is hopefully done. There is still a lot of late snow and hot temps so ya never know. Let's hope that we will not hit numbers like this ever again. Be diligent, be smart, be vocal with your friends. May God bless all those friends we've lost doing what we all love. Remember them and their families in the years to come and please ride smart. A mistake lasts forever!!!! Peace. Rock!

Doug, this was one of the best threads ever on SW....thanks...I hope next year is better!



.

 

[Trainwreck]

Thanks guy's for keeping us informed. Thanks also to Idaho's Dept. of Fish and Wildlife for putting on FREE avy awareness classes. They were very helpfull and I'm sure saved a lot of pain for the surrounding communities! To those who lost a friend or family member this season, your in my thoughts and prayers!