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.

ClosedAuthoritative evidenceVerified 23/08/2026 · 2 sources

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

  1. 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. 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

    Rights note: Link and briefly paraphrase the public authority record; do not republish report media or attachments.

  2. 2. Historical Incidents

    Avalanche Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Fatality dataset · EN

    Published Unknown · Accessed 22/08/2026

    Rights note: Link individual records where available; do not republish the dataset.

Revision history

  1. v3 · 23/08/2026 Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08 with remediation af6b4f8c4727ac6dd2763007a34c6db203ed2e2d3d3fe1d4502ed613cd73dbc4.

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