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.

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.

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — One person was killed in an avalanche in Grand County Saturday. The Grand County Sheriff's Office said at around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, dispatchers received a report of a skier-triggered avalanche in the Fingers area on Berthoud Pass.

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - 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.m..

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