The following list provides a brief overview of all recreational avalanche fatalities from the winters 1997 to 2007. Click on the icons for more detailed information.

• 88% of the victims were male.
• While the most common age group was 20 to 29 years, the age of victims ranges considerably among the different backcountry activities.
• Two-thirds of the victims were from Canada; the majority of them from BC and Alberta.
• One-third of the avalanche victims did not carry an avalanche transceiver. This percentage varies dramatically among the different backcountry activities.
• 86% of the victims were completely buried or had their breathing impaired when the avalanche stopped.
• 66% of the completely buried fatalities were found using an avalanche transceiver.
• The median burial depth of completely or partially buried avalanche fatalities with breathing impaired was 150 cm.
• The median burial time of the completely or partially buried avalanche fatalities was 40 minutes.
• 74% died of asphyxia; 26% succumbed to severe traumatic injuries.