A snowboarder was killed Monday after getting caught in an avalanche on a Colorado mountain.

The incident occurred round 1 p.m. close to Winter Park in an space referred to as Nitro Chutes when 4 snowboarders have been close to the Berthoud Move, the Colorado Avalanche Info Middle stated. Two of the riders have been in a position to keep above the floor however the different two have been buried by snow and particles.

The unburied riders discovered their coated companions however one, a 44-year-old man, was not respiratory when he was recovered. He was declared useless after life-saving efforts have been unsuccessful.

Image provided by Colorado Avalanche Information Center shows an avalanche that killed an unidentified snowboarder near the town of Winter Park in Colorado, in this Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, file photo. Another snowboarder was killed Monday after getting caught in an avalanche in an area known as Nitro Chutes.

The Colorado Avalanche Info Middle stated one other rider-triggered avalanche had occurred earlier that day in the identical spot.

“This precise facet and elevation have been the bullseye location for avalanches because the starting of the month,” it reported.

“It is a tragic reminder that you may set off a harmful avalanche on many wind-loaded slopes steeper than about 30 levels.”

The fatality was the primary avalanche-related demise in Colorado of the 22-23 season. Seven folks have been killed throughout the 21-22 season, together with two skiers, a snowboarder and 4 snowshoers.

The id of the sufferer of Monday’s avalanche has not been launched.

“Our deepest condolences exit to the household and associates of the folks concerned on this tragic accident,” the Colorado Avalanche Info Middle stated.