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.

On Saturday, Nathan Ginn was killed in an avalanche while powder surfing in Berthoud Pass. His family says his legacy of kindness and living life to the fullest will live on. “He was so many things,

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.

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.

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.

DENVER – Officials say a snowboarder was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche west of Denver on Saturday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the avalanche occurred on Mines Peak, east of Berthoud Pass, in an area known locally as The Fingers or High Trail Cliffs.

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.