Snowboarder Dies After Crevasse Fall in Canada

22nd May 2026

The 38-year-old man died while on the Athabasca Glacier in the Columbia Icefield in the Jasper National Park in Alberta.

The man originally came from the Czech Republic and lived in Revelstoke in British Columbia.

He was with two friends at the time who also came from Revelstoke.

He fell 25m into the crevasse and his body was recovered two days after the accident.

Parks Canada warns on its website that a “considerable level of skill and knowledge” is necessary for that type of terrain.

It says everyone in the group should be equipped with and familiar with safe glacier travel, crevasse rescue techniques and whiteout navigation skills.

An investigation is underway.

Icefields Parkway, Lake Louise to Jasper. Image © PlanetSKI