Snowboarder killed in 4th avalanche death in West this week

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 backcountry snowboarder dies in avalanche west of Silverton
A snowboarder in Colorado's backcountry was killed in an avalanche west of Silverton on Thursday.
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.
Crested Butte snowboarder killed in Ophir Pass avalanche
The 41-year-old woman was snowboarding with another person in Middle Fork Mineral Creek, known locally as “The Nose,” when she was caught and buried in the avalanche.
Backcountry snowboarder killed in avalanche near Silverton
DENVER ( KDVR) — 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.
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,
Colorado Snowboarder Killed In Avalanche
The skier was able to escape moving debris but the snowboarder was caught and buried. Staff from a nearby backcountry hut saw the avalanche and alerted local search and rescue bef
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.
Snowboarder buried and killed in avalanche near Silverton
A snowboarder was buried and killed in an avalanche in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage, west of Silverton. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, a snowboarder and a backcountry skier were in The Nose in the San Juan Mountains,
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
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