Heli-ski avalanche in the Akolkolex drainage
A heli-ski group triggered an avalanche in the Akolkolex drainage east of Revelstoke. Avalanche Canada records two guest fatalities and one injured guide.
At a glance
- Date
- 2023-01-23
- Location
- Akolkolex drainage, British Columbia, CA
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Skiing
- Categories
- Avalanche
- Fatalities
- 2
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Party size
- 3
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Unknown
- Investigation authority
- Avalanche Canada
- Investigation ID
- E8005ae1-313a-4a34-a327-16e6dadb19d6
People by role
- Guest
- 2
- Guide
- 1
Confirmed facts
- Three people in a heli-ski group were caught.
- Two guests died and a guide was injured.
Timeline
2023-01-23
Occurrence
A heli-ski group triggered an avalanche in the Akolkolex drainage east of Revelstoke. Avalanche Canada records two guest fatalities and one injured guide.
What remains unknown
- Operator and flight operator are not named in the selected record.
Sources
1. Akolkolex River incident 467
Avalanche Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Incident record · EN
Published Unknown · Accessed 23/08/2026 · Archived copy
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2. Akolkolex historical incident
Avalanche Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Incident record · EN
Published Unknown · Accessed 22/08/2026
Rights note: Link and briefly paraphrase.
Revision history
- v3 · 23/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08 with remediation af6b4f8c4727ac6dd2763007a34c6db203ed2e2d3d3fe1d4502ed613cd73dbc4.
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