Avalanche danger remains high in Colorado, thanks to several rounds of heavy snow that moved through the area in February.

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 ...

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

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

A snowboarder in Colorado's backcountry was killed in an avalanche west of Silverton on Thursday.

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

Saturday's avalanche death is the third in Colorado this winter and the second fatality in less than a week in Colorado.

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

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