Authorities identified the two backcountry skiers who were killed Monday in an avalanche in Oregon’s central Cascade Mountains as Terance “Terry” Skjersaa, 57, and his wife, Susan “Renee” Skjersaa, 52. The couple were members of the family that founded Bend’s oldest ski shop.

The sheriff's office said it responded Monday to reports of backcountry skiers who were buried beneath the snow in an avalanche in an area known commonly as "Happy Valley." Friend

The bodies of two people killed after being caught in an avalanche were recovered Tuesday in the Central Cascade Mountains west of Bend.

Authorities in Oregon on Wednesday identified the two victims killed after being buried earlier this week in an avalanche.

Sheriff's officials have released the names of two backcountry skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains.

An avalanche in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains has killed two backcountry skiers, authorities said Tuesday. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that its search-and-rescue unit recovered two bodies west of Bend in Happy Valley, near Broken Top peak.

Two backcountry skiers were found dead after being buried in an avalanche in the Happy Valley area, located between the Bend Watershed and Broken Top Mountain.

The beloved couple’s family helped shape Central Oregon’s skiing community into a recreational skiing mecca, an outlet reported.

Two skiers were killed in an avalanche in Central Oregon on7, 2025. Central Oregon Avalanche Center (COAC) posted to Instagram around 11:30 a.m. PST on8, 2025 to say that they were currently assisting the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue in responding to an avalanche that occurred overnight on the 17th near Broken Top.

Two backcountry skiers died in an avalanche near Broken Top, west of Bend, Oregon. Their bodies were recovered by search and rescue, with warnings about the area's avalanche risks.