A snowboarder in Colorado's backcountry was killed in an avalanche west of Silverton on Thursday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, a skier and snowboarder were traveling in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage when they were caught in an avalanche in the terrain known as The Nose.

A snowboarder died after being caught in an avalanche near Silverton on Thursday. A skier who was also in the avalanche was able to escape. According to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center,

Sarah Steinwand, 41, of Crested Butte, Colorado, was caught in the debris of the avalanche in the backcountry near Silverton, but a man who was skiing with the snowboarder escaped