Heli-ski avalanche in Kårsavagge valley near Abisko
A guided heli-ski group was caught in an avalanche in Kårsavagge valley near Abisko. Two guests died; the guide and the pilot were injured, and the parked helicopter was damaged.
At a glance
- Date
- 2025-03-20
- Location
- Kårsavagge valley near Abisko, Norrbotten, SE
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Skiing
- Categories
- Avalanche, Ground handling
- Fatalities
- 2
- Serious injuries
- Unknown
- Party size
- 7
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Unknown
- Investigation authority
- Swedish Accident Investigation Authority
- Investigation ID
- O-3/25
Aircraft
- Involved
People by role
- Guest
- 5
- Guide
- 1
- Pilot
- 1
Confirmed facts
- The event occurred during guided heli-skiing.
- Two guests died and both guide and pilot were injured.
- The parked helicopter was struck and damaged by the avalanche.
Timeline
2025-03-20
Occurrence
A guided heli-ski group was caught in an avalanche in Kårsavagge valley near Abisko. Two guests died; the guide and the pilot were injured, and the parked helicopter was damaged.
What remains unknown
- Serious injury count is unknown because the official summary does not grade the injuries.
- Operator, flight operator and aircraft identity are not stated in the selected summary.
Sources
1. SHK 2026:07e - Avalanche Accident Kårsavagge - Final Report
Swedish Accident Investigation Authority · Tier A · Primary source · Final investigation · EN
Published 27/05/2026 · Accessed 23/08/2026 · Archived copy
Rights note: Link and attribute; paraphrase SHK-owned report text under CC BY 2.5 Sweden. The logo and third-party figures, images and maps are excluded.
2. Avalanche accident in connection with heliskiing near Abisko
Swedish Accident Investigation Authority · Tier A · Primary source · Final investigation · EN
Published 27/05/2026 · Accessed 22/08/2026
Rights note: Link and attribute; paraphrase official summary.
Revision history
- v3 · 23/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08 with remediation af6b4f8c4727ac6dd2763007a34c6db203ed2e2d3d3fe1d4502ed613cd73dbc4.
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