On Saturday, a man was killed during an avalanche just east of Berthoud Pass on Mines Peak, in an area known as The Fingers or High Trail Cliffs.

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.

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.