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.

ClosedAuthoritative evidenceVerified 23/08/2026 · 2 sources

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

  1. 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

  1. 1. Clute Creek incident 520

    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. Clute Creek 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

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

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