The fatality was the first one recorded in Colorado this year. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) is investigating a deadly avalanche that killed a skier in Eagle County. Get top headlines and KUNC reporting directly to your mailbox each week when you subscribe to In The NoCo.

Colorado rescue crews early Sunday found the body of a missing skier who was killed in a recent avalanche.

The skier was reported missing in the Boss Basin area south of Ptarmigan Pass.

A backcountry skier was killed after getting caught in an avalanche over the weekend.

Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal and scored the shootout-winning shot for the Colorado Avalanche, who defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-2. The game was marked by good goaltending from Scott Wedgewood and the Avalanche’s comeback in the final minutes of the game.

A weekend backcountry outing near Copper Mountain ended in tragedy when a skier was killed in an avalanche in the Boss Basin area, just outside the ski area. The skier was reported missing Saturday evening,

DALLAS (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored with 15 seconds remaining in regulation, then made one of NHL-leading Colorado's two shots in a shootout to beat Dallas 5-4 on Friday night, ending the Stars' franchise-record winning streak at 10 games.

The Colorado Avalanche won the 2021-2022 NHL Stanley Cup title in six games over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Colorado has not been back to the finals since then, but they have a great team once again in 2025-2026.