Nathan Ginn was 50 years old, and died doing what he loved, his friends told local news.

Few details were immediately available but a sheriff's office spokesperson said the avalanche was triggered around 4:45 p.m.

In a separate incident, four people caught in another avalanche escaped serious injury, Colorado officials say.

February has historically been the deadliest month for avalanches in Colorado, and with two fatal avalanches so far in ...

A Crested Butte woman was killed by an avalanche while snowboarding on Thursday in Ophir Pass near Silverton. San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and Silverton Medical Rescue were alerted to the ...

A snowmobile rider was rescued Monday after he was caught and buried in an avalanche on Shrine Mountain west of Vail Pass, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Two snowmobilers ...

Around 4:00 p.m. Monday, El Dorado County Central Dispatch received reports of an overdue backcountry skier in the Powderhouse Peak area south of Lake Tahoe near Luther Pass, the El Dorado ... Dross ...

According to the preliminary report, the first skier in a group of two triggered a large wind slab avalanche near the top of Kapristo Mountain on the eastern edge of British Columbia on Monday ...

Avalanche Canada is reporting on the country's first avalanche-related fatality of the Winter '24/'25 season this morning, February 19, 2025. According to the preliminary report, the first skier in a ...

When someone is buried in an avalanche, the difference between life and death can be a matter of minutes. On President’s Day, a snowmobiler survived for an hour under the snow of an avalanche he ...

Around 4:00 p.m. Monday, El Dorado County Central Dispatch received reports of an overdue backcountry skier in the Powderhouse Peak area south of Lake Tahoe near Luther Pass, the El Dorado County ...