Few details were immediately available but a sheriff's office spokesperson said the avalanche was triggered around 4:45 p.m. in the "Fingers Area" on Berthoud Pass near Winter Park.

A backcountry snowboarder was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche Saturday, Feb. 22, on Mines Peak east of Berthoud Pass, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

One person is dead after an avalanche in Grand County Saturday afternoon. According to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, they got a report of an avalanche triggered by a skier in the “Fingers Area” of Berthoud Pass around 4:45 p.

A backcountry skier is dead after being buried in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

A person was killed by a deadly avalanche on Berthoud Pass. Nate Belt spoke with an avalanche expert on the impacts an avalanche can have.