avalanche, Silverton and Colorado

Colorado backcountry snowboarder dies in avalanche west of Silverton
A snowboarder in Colorado's backcountry was killed in an avalanche west of Silverton on Thursday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, a skier and snowboarder were traveling in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage when they were caught in an avalanche in the terrain known as The Nose.
Backcountry snowboarder killed in avalanche near Silverton
A snowboarder died after being caught in an avalanche near Silverton on Thursday. A skier who was also in the avalanche was able to escape. According to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center,
Snowboarder killed in Colorado avalanche in 4th slide death in West this week
Sarah Steinwand, 41, of Crested Butte, Colorado, was caught in the debris of the avalanche in the backcountry near Silverton, but a man who was skiing with the snowboarder escaped
Colorado Snowboarder Becomes Fourth Person Killed in Avalanche This Week
The victim was traveling on a terrain feature known as The Nose near Silverton, Colo., when the avalanche occurred on Thursday, officials said.
Snowboarder killed in avalanche in southwest Colorado
SILVERTON, Colo. — A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in southwest Colorado Thursday. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) said a skier and a snowboarder were traveling in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage, west of Silverton, when they were caught in an avalanche on a terrain feature locally known as "The Nose."
A Colorado Snowboarder Has Died in an Avalanche
A backcountry snowboarder has died in an avalanche near Colorado’s Ophir Pass. The victim was a 41-year-old woman from Crested Butte. She was riding a line known as “The Nose” on February 20, 2025 when she and her partner were caught in a slide,
Backcountry snowboarder killed near Silverton
A backcountry snowboarder was killed near Silverton on Thursday, Feb. 20. The snowboarder was touring with a skier in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage west of town when
Snowboarder killed in Colorado avalanche in fourth slide death in West this week
SILVERTON, Colo. — A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of southwestern Colorado on Thursday, the fourth person to die in an avalanche in the U.S. West this week after a string of winter storms.
Backcountry snowboarder killed in avalanche north of Silverton
A backcountry snowboarder was killed in an avalanche Thursday near Ophir Pass north of Silverton. A 41-year-old woman from Crested Butte was snowboarding a line known locally as “The Nose” when she
Three snowmobilers caught in avalanche on Colorado's Gravel Mountain
Three snowmobilers were partially buried by debris when they were caught in an avalanche north of Granby on Saturday.
Avalanche buries and kills backcountry snowboarder, Colorado officials say
In a separate incident, four people caught in another avalanche escaped serious injury, Colorado officials say.
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Tragedy Strikes Amid Colorado Avalanches
A snowboarder in Colorado, Sarah Steinwand, was killed in an avalanche, marking the fourth avalanche-related death in the US West this week after significant winter storms. Her skiing companion ...
45 inches of snow reported at Colorado resort
Several Colorado ski resorts received more than two feet of snow over the Presidents Day holiday weekend with more in the ...
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Colorado officials urge caution in the mountains after new details emerge in deadly avalanche
Officials at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center are urging skiers, snowboarders, and others in the mountains to be ...
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Crested Butte woman dies in avalanche
Our deepest condolences go out to the family, friends and community of the people involved in this tragic accident,” CAIC ...
Crested Butte resident killed in San Juan mountains avalanche on Thursday
The agencies found that a Crested Butte woman was skiing in the area with a male partner and had been caught, carried and ...