Heli-ski group struck by avalanche at Clute Creek
A heli-ski group waiting at a pickup location was struck by a natural avalanche at Clute Creek. Avalanche Canada records three fatalities and one critical injury.
At a glance
- Date
- 2025-03-24
- Location
- Clute Creek, British Columbia, CA
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Ground
- Categories
- Avalanche, Ground handling
- Fatalities
- 3
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Party size
- 4
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Unknown
- Investigation authority
- Avalanche Canada
- Investigation ID
- Ba98a3cc-ab01-4193-b260-e152881b9e70
Confirmed facts
- The group was waiting at a heli-ski pickup location.
- Three people died and one was critically injured.
Timeline
2025-03-24
Occurrence
A heli-ski group waiting at a pickup location was struck by a natural avalanche at Clute Creek. Avalanche Canada records three fatalities and one critical injury.
What remains unknown
- Roles, operator and flight operator are not named in the selected record.
Sources
Avalanche Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Incident record · EN
Published Unknown · Accessed 23/08/2026 · Archived copy
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2. Clute Creek historical incident
Avalanche Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Incident record · 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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