Fatal heli-ski avalanche at South Creek
Avalanche Canada's historical index records one fatality in a heli-skiing avalanche at South Creek on 28 March 2018.
At a glance
- Date
- 2018-03-28
- Location
- South Creek, British Columbia, CA
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Skiing
- Categories
- Avalanche
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Party size
- 1
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Unknown
- Investigation authority
- Avalanche Canada
- Investigation ID
- AVCAN-2018-03-28-SOUTH-CREEK
Confirmed facts
- The historical index classifies the activity as heli-skiing.
- One fatality is recorded.
Timeline
2018-03-28
Occurrence
Avalanche Canada's historical index records one fatality in a heli-skiing avalanche at South Creek on 28 March 2018.
What remains unknown
- The selected index view does not expose role, operator or avalanche details.
Sources
1. Golden Calf Peak - South Creek incident 460
Avalanche Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Incident record · EN
Published Unknown · Accessed 23/08/2026 · Archived copy
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Avalanche Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Fatality dataset · EN
Published Unknown · Accessed 22/08/2026
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Revision history
- v3 · 23/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08 with remediation af6b4f8c4727ac6dd2763007a34c6db203ed2e2d3d3fe1d4502ed613cd73dbc4.
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