Nathan Ginn, a 50-year-old outdoorsman who died in an avalanche over the weekend, was an active powsurfer, river surfer, skateboarder and elementary school art teacher.

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.

One person is dead after a Saturday evening avalanche in northern Colorado’s Rocky Mountains near Berthoud Pass in Grand County, sheriff’s officials said.

On February 22, 2025 a snowboarder was killed in an avalanche near Berthoud Pass, Colorado.

One person was killed Saturday when a skier triggered an avalanche in Colorado, the Grand County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

DENVER – Officials say a snowboarder was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche west of Denver on Saturday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the avalanche occurred on Mines Peak, east of Berthoud Pass, in an area known locally as The Fingers or High Trail Cliffs.

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

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - One person is dead after another avalanche occurred on Saturday. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office got a report of a skier-triggered avalanche in “the Fingers” or High Trail Cliffs of Berthoud Pass at 4:45 p.m. Saturday. According to officials, the avalanche did result in one death.