A man was killed in an avalanche in Colorado on February 22, 2025. Nathan Ginn was 50 years old. He was caught in a slide in a zone known as “The Fingers” just east of Berthoud Pass on Mines Peak. His death marks the third life taken by avalanches in Colorado thus far this year.

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.