The victim was traveling on a terrain feature known as The Nose near Silverton, Colo., when the avalanche occurred on Thursday, officials said.

Sarah Steinwand, 41, of Crested Butte, Colorado, was caught in the debris of the avalanche in the backcountry near Silverton, but a man who was skiing with the snowboarder escaped

A snowboarder in Colorado's backcountry was killed in an avalanche west of Silverton on Thursday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, a skier and snowboarder were traveling in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage when they were caught in an avalanche in the terrain known as The Nose.

A snowboarder died after being caught in an avalanche near Silverton on Thursday. A skier who was also in the avalanche was able to escape. According to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center,

A snowboarder was caught and killed in an avalanche in the San Juan Mountains Thursday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC).