One person was killed near Berthoud Pass on Feb. 22, while the other was killed on Feb. 20 at Middle Fork Mineral Creek. This latest avalanche injury occurred near Ophir in San Miguel County.

Sarah Steinwand, the backcountry snowboarder killed in an avalanche near Ophir Pass on Feb. 20, is being remembered as a ...

A 41-year-old woman from Crested Butte was killed in an avalanche Thursday near Ophir Pass north of Silverton ... as “The Nose” in the Mineral Creek drainage when she and her male partner ...

The incident was reported in the area known locally as “The Nose,” which is near Ophir Pass ... extracted from the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek. The agencies said 27 team members responded ...