Avalanche Incident & Accident Statistics

A range of information from various sources: avalanche accidents and incidents from the worldwide, national, and local perspectives.

Avalanche.org

Current season accidents, as well as accident reports for previous seasons: U.S., Canada, and World.
http://www.avalanche.org/av-reports/index.html

Canadian Avalanche Center

A general analysis of trends and factors causing avalanches, based on investigations into reports of serious avalanche incidents.
http://www.avalanche.ca/default.aspx?DN=433,582,558,3,Documents

Cyber-Space Avalanche Center

Worldwide accident reports from the current season back to 1996; searchable and sortable database.
http://www.avalanche-center.org/Incidents/

Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC)

A detailed database of U.S. and World avalanche accident statistics. Statistics and graphs are very comprehensive and separate accidents by year, state, and user groups; also provides written accident reports.
Colorado statistics: accident reports for fatal avalanches, notable incidents, or interesting accounts from 1997 to present. http://avalanche.state.co.us/Accidents/Colorado/
U.S. statistics: http://avalanche.state.co.us/Accidents/UnitedStates/
Overall statistics: http://avalanche.state.co.us/Accidents/Statistics/
Database contains records of 788 fatalities and over 2700 accidents since 1950; graphs and data are available as an Excel spreadsheet:
By winter, 1950-2006
By month, 1950-2006
By activity, 1950-2006
By activity, 1996-2006
By state, 1950-2006
By state, 1996-2006
By age, 1950-2006
By age, 1996-2006
Survival vs. Burial Depth
By Colorado county

Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (Montana)

Local Montana avalanche accident reports, along with a link to Colorado (CAIC) for U.S. and World reports.
http://www.mtavalanche.com/accidents/

Glacier Country Avalanche Center (Montana)

Regional Montana incidents and near misses; 2004-2005 to present.
http://www.glacieravalanche.org/incidents.cfm

Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center (Washington and Oregon)

Accident summaries from 2000-2001 to present.
http://www.nwac.us/accidents.htm
Also graphs of the following U.S. and Northwest Accident Statistics:
US Avalanche Fatalities by Activity Category--1997-2008
Comparison of US and NW Fatalities 1977-2008
US Avalanche Fatalities by State--1985-2008
US Avalanche Fatalities by Year--1950-2008 
North American Avalanche Fatalities by Year--1985-2007
Percentage of Total US Avalanche Fatalities by User Group--1997-2007 
Percentage of Total US Avalanche Fatalities by User Group--1985-2007 
Washington Fatalities by Natural Hazard--1910-2003  
Northwest Avalanche Fatalities by Month--1974/75-2004/05 
US Avalanche Fatalities by Month--1997/98-2004/05

Utah Avalanche Center

An extensive collection of statistics and graphs.
http://www.avalanche.org/~uac/med_pac.html and http://www.avalanche.org/~uac/ed_graphs.htm

Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center (Wyoming)

Summaries and information related to Wyoming avalanche fatalities, from 1913 to present.
http://www.jhavalanche.org/fatalities.html