Donald Moden Jr., 57, was backcountry skiing near Red Mountain Pass on January 7 when he got caught in the snow slide.
The U.S. Forest Service said rangers stationed in the California mountains came to the rescue of "a particularly unprepared ...
An unstable snowpack due to topsy-turvy weather late last year was one of the factors behind the first deadly avalanche of the year in Colorado, according to investigators.
An experienced solo backcountry skier and a one-time member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team was the person who died in an ...