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Avalanche.org website - Accidents Since 1995
This table lists avalanche accidents in the Northwest (Canadian border to Mt Hood) since 1995 found on the avalanche.org website. (Note that not all Northwest avalanche accidents are listed on that site.) Backcountry skiing accidents are shown in white. Accidents involving other activities are shown in blue. I've omitted accidents involving structures only. Before 2003, I did not differentiate between skier and snowboarder accidents and I referred to both groups as skiers. Lift skiers include anyone who uses lifts, or a combination of lifts and hiking, to reach the site of the avalanche, regardless of whether the avalanche occurs inside or outside ski area boundaries.I have supplemented reports from the avalanche.org website with a few from the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center website. These are marked with an asterisk (*).
| Accidents | Date | Location | Activity | Caught | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Before 1986 | Click here for accidents before 1986 | - | - | |
| 1 | 12/23/1996 | Chair Peak, WA | Climbers | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 12/28/1996 | Mt Index, WA | Climbers | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1/18/1998 | Blewett Pass, WA | Snowmobiler | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 5/31/1998 | Mt Hood, OR | Climbers | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | 6/11/1998 | Mt Rainier, WA | Climbers (Disappointment Cleaver) | 12 | 1 |
| 1 | 1/18/1999 | Mt Baker, WA | Lift skier | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2/14/1999 | Mt Baker, WA | Lift skiers | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1/16/2000 | Crystal Mtn, WA | Lift skier | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1/16/2000 | Near Crystal Mtn, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1/19/2000 | Mt Herman, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 2/2/2000 | Government Meadows WA | Snomobilers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 3/31/2000 | Copper Peak, WA | Climbers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 4/30/2000 | Mt Baker, WA | Ski touring dog (found 18 days later!) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1/29/2001 | Twin Lakes, WA | Snowshoers | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 1/30/2001 | Alpental, WA | Ski patroller | 1 | 0 |
| 1 * | 2/3/2001 | Crystal Mtn, WA | Ski patroller | 1 | 0 |
| 1 * | 2/17/2001 | Crystal Mtn, WA | Lift skier | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 2/17/2001 | Near Cle Elum, WA | Snowmobiler | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 4/1/2001 | Table Mtn, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 4/11/2001 | Easton Glacier, WA | Snowmobiler | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 11/24/2001 | Mt Rainier, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1/21/2002 | Skyline Ridge, WA | Ski tourers | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | 1/21/2002 | Tunnel Creek, WA | Lift skiers | 5 | 0 |
| 1 * | 1/24/2002 | Source Lake, WA | Hikers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 * | 1/27/2002 | Gold Creek, WA | Snowshoer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 2/22/2002 | Stevens Pass, WA | Motorists | 4 | 0 |
| 1 * | 3/10/2002 | Granite Mtn, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 12/29/2002 | Norse Peak, WA | Ski tourers | 7 | 1 |
| 1 * | 1/12/2003 | Mt Rainier (Golden Gate), WA | Snowshoers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 * | 3/7/2003 | Mt Hood Meadows, OR | Snowboarder (lift access) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 3/29/2003 | Granite Mtn, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 12/12/2003 | Artist Point (Mt Baker), WA | Snowshoers | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | 12/13/2003 | Snoqualmie Pass, WA | Snowshoer | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 12/17/2003 | Navaho Peak, WA | Snowmobiler | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1/31/2004 | Fortune Creek, WA | Snowmobilers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 3/5/2004 | Salmon La Sac, WA | Snowmobiler | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 3/6/2004 | Stampede Pass, WA | Snowmobilers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 * | 3/7/2004 | Morse Creek, WA | Ski tourers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 * | 4/26/2004 | Table Mtn (Mt Baker), WA | Snowboarder | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 6/13/2004 | Mt Rainier, Liberty Ridge | Climbers | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 10/24/2004 | Ingraham Glacier, Mt Rainier, WA | Climbers | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 1/12/2005 | Snoqualmie Pass (Alpental), WA | Ski tourers | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 11/5/2005 | Table Mtn, WA | Snowboarder | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 11/8/2005 | Mt Baker, WA | Snowboarder (lift access) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1/15/2006 | Terrible Traverse, Mt Hood, WA | Ski tourers | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 3/19/2006 | Tiffany Mountain, WA | Snowmobilers | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 4/18/2006 | Mt Herman, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2/24/2007 | Mt Rainier NP (from Crystal Mtn), WA | Lift skier | 1 | 1 |
| 1 * | 2/25/2007 | Clark Canyon, Mt Hood, OR | Ski tourers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 12/2/2007 | Snoqualmie Pass (Source Lake), WA | Hikers | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 12/2/2007 | Crystal Mtn, WA | Ski patrollers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 12/2/2007 | Union Creek (near Crystal Mtn), WA | Snowboarders | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 12/18/2007 | Edith Creek Basin, Mt Rainier, WA | Snowshoer | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1/1/2008 | Excelsior Pass, WA | Snowmobilers | 5 | 2 |
| 1 * | 1/4/2008 | Lake Twenty-two, WA | Hikers | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | 12/28/2008 | Harts Pass, WA | Snowmobiler | 1 | 1 |
| 1 * | 2/25/2009 | Hogback Mtn (White Pass), WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 * | 2/28/2010 | Crystal Mtn, WA | Lift skier | 1 | 0 |
| 1 * | 3/13/2010 | Mission Ridge, WA | Lift skiers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 * | 4/3/2010 | Mission Ridge, WA | Snowboarders (lift access) | 2 | 0 |
| 1 * | 4/9/2010 | Kendall Peak, WA | Ski tourers | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 6/5/2010 | Ingraham Glacier, Mt Rainier, WA | Climbers | 11 | 1 |
| 1 | 12/4/2010 | Morning Star Mtn, WA | Climber | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2/1/2011 | Red Mtn, WA | Ski tourer (cornice failure) | 1 | 1 |
| 1 * | 2/28/2011 | Mt Hood Meadows, OR | Ski patroller (off duty) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 * | 3/4/2011 | Mt Baker (Grouse Ridge), WA | Snowboarder | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 3/5/2011 | Mt Cashmere, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 1 |
| 1 * | 3/23/2011 | Chair Peak, WA | Ski tourer | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 3/27/2011 | Tunnel Creek (Stevens Pass), WA | Snowboarder (lift access) | 1 | 1 |
| 1 * | 4/3/2011 | Rooster Comb (Stevens Pass), WA | Snowboarders (lift access) | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 4/6/2011 | Mt Snoqualmie, WA | Ski tourers | 3 | 0 |
| - | 2011 | - | Last year reviewed | - | - |
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