Near Misses, Incidents, and Accidents

Reports and observations from our region

TYPES OF OUTCOMES

Near Miss: An unintentionally triggered slide in which no one was caught but which had a high potential for burying, injuring or killing someone should something have gone differently

Incident: Any time a rider comes into contact with moving avalanche debris

Accident: A person is partially or fully buried, injured, or killed by an avalanche

Date Location Forecast Zone Type
12/20/2024 Elk Mountain Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
03/31/2024 Mt Liebig Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
03/07/2024 Canyon Creek Whitefish Range Near Miss More Info
03/04/2024 Chicken Bones Whitefish Range Near Miss More Info
02/26/2024 Slippery Bill Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
02/19/2024 Marion Lake Flathead Range & Glacier NP Accident More Info
02/17/2024 Marion Lake Whitefish Range Accident More Info
02/17/2024 Dickey/Marion Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
02/10/2024 Gibralter Ridge Whitefish Range Incident More Info
12/23/2023 Mt Brown Flathead Range & Glacier NP Accident More Info
12/14/2023 Crown Bowl Swan Range Incident More Info
04/08/2023 Repeater Ridge Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
04/02/2023 Crystal Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
04/02/2023 Pinnacle Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
03/18/2023 Red Crow Mountain Out of Region Near Miss More Info
02/19/2023 Krause Creek Swan Range Incident More Info
02/19/2023 Fern Creek Whitefish Range Accident More Info
02/05/2023 Skiumah Lake Flathead Range & Glacier NP Accident More Info
11/27/2022 Beaver Ponds Whitefish Range Near Miss More Info
05/20/2022 Skiumah Creek Whitefish Range Incident More Info
03/15/2022 Mt Brown Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
02/20/2022 Mt Marston Whitefish Range Incident More Info
02/16/2022 Mt Brown Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
02/04/2022 Kona Ridge Whitefish Range Accident More Info
12/29/2021 Shed 11 Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
04/13/2021 Skiumah Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Accident More Info
02/27/2021 Skyland Flathead Range & Glacier NP Accident More Info
02/20/2021 Dorothy’s Whitefish Range Incident More Info
02/20/2021 Doris Ridge Swan Range Accident More Info
02/17/2021 Canyon Creek Whitefish Range Incident More Info
02/15/2021 Ninko Whitefish Range Incident More Info
02/15/2021 Ghoulie/Beaver Pond Whitefish Range Accident More Info
02/12/2021 Stryker Peak Whitefish Range Incident More Info
02/06/2021 Wounded Buck Creek Swan Range Accident More Info
02/06/2021 Whale Creek Whitefish Range Incident More Info
02/01/2021 Paola Ridge Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
01/31/2021 Spruces Whitefish Range Incident More Info
12/20/2020 Whitefish Mountain Resort Whitefish Range Incident More Info
04/04/2020 Crystal Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
04/02/2020 Patrol Ridge Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
04/01/2020 Wahoo Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
03/22/2020 Marion Lake Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
02/08/2020 Wahoo Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
02/08/2020 Tunnel Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Near Miss More Info
02/08/2020 Mt Aeneas Swan Range Accident More Info
01/30/2020 Cascadilla Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
05/27/2019 Going to the Sun Road – Glacier NP Out of Region Near Miss More Info
04/13/2019 Mount Lockhart – Teton County Out of Region Incident More Info
03/21/2019 Haskill Slide – Whitefish Mountain Resort Whitefish Range Incident More Info
02/20/2019 Nasukoin Mountain Whitefish Range Accident More Info
02/15/2019 Halfmoon Whitefish Range Near Miss More Info
01/30/2019 Tunnel Creek Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
01/05/2019 South Waldron Creek – Teton County Out of Region Accident More Info
01/05/2019 Spring Slide Mountain Swan Range Accident More Info
12/13/2018 Fault 1 – Whitefish Mountain Resort Whitefish Range Accident More Info
02/17/2018 Beaver Pond Whitefish Range Accident More Info
04/24/2018 Heavens Peak Flathead Range & Glacier NP Accident More Info
02/07/2018 Werner Peak Whitefish Range Accident More Info
01/01/2018 Grave Creek Whitefish Range Accident More Info
02/22/2017 Chain Lakes Whitefish Range Incident More Info
02/04/2017 Lost Johnny Creek Swan Range Accident More Info
01/05/2017 Mt. Stanton Whitefish Range Accident More Info
12/29/2016 Skook Chutes Whitefish Range Accident More Info
03/18/2016 Peak 6996 Flathead Range & Glacier NP Incident More Info
01/23/2016 Swede Creek Whitefish Range Accident More Info

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