Two backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche that claimed the life of one of the skiers, officials in Ohio said.

Salt Lake County Sheriff's Search and Rescue confirmed the bodies of 2 skiers were recovered a day after they were killed in a Utah avalanche.

Two skiers have died following an avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday morning.

An American and others were pulled out of the snow following an avalanche near a Swiss resort.

A snowboarder died while standing near the top of Mount St. Helens on March 30.

Clark County officials stated that the avalanche in Lee Canyon shut down travel Monday afternoon.

Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills stayed put across much of the U.S., holding up travelers, and testing the mettle of NFL fans in Buffalo.

It's not a common sight: mountain ranges across northern Utah blacked out on the avalanche forecast map -- the color indicating dangers are as high as they can