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

Three snowmobilers were partially buried by debris when they were caught in an avalanche north of Granby on Saturday.

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

The victim was traveling on a terrain feature known as The Nose near Silverton, Colo., when the avalanche occurred on ...

One person has been killed in a weekend avalanche in Colorado. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they ...

Avalanches are claiming lives across the western U.S. Authorities in Colorado said one slide was triggered by a skier in a ...

The slide happened on Gravel Mountain near Grand Lake just before 2:30 p.m. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said ...

Sarah Steinwand, 41, of Crested Butte, Colorado, was caught in the debris of the avalanche in the backcountry near Silverton, ...

Officials say a snowmobile rider was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche west of Denver on Saturday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the avalanche occurred on ...

A snowmobiler was rescued after being buried in an avalanche, Colorado officials said. On Monday the snowmobiler was caught ...

A backcountry snowboarder has died in an avalanche near Colorado’s Ophir Pass. The victim was a 41-year-old woman from ...