Pro Splitboarder Stratton Matteson Killed in Avalanche Near Joffre Peak, BC

Pro Splitboarder Stratton Matteson Killed in Avalanche Near Joffre Peak, BC


One person was killed Tuesday, February 24, in an avalanche while backcountry skiing near Joffre Peak, close to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park in British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky region, marking the province’s fourth avalanche fatality of the season and the third in the past week. Sources close to SnowBrains have confirmed that the victim was professional splitboarder Stratton Matteson, 28, from Bend, Oregon. […]