Teton County Search & Rescue was called to respond to an avalanche burial on Togwotee Pass. It killed one skier and injured another.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website, a person trapped under the snow following an avalanche might not have more than 20 to 30 minutes to survive. The department also said there are about 100,000 avalanches annually in the U.S., resulting in an average of 28 deaths.

A former Allegheny County man was killed this weekend by an avalanche in Wyoming. Kenneth Goff, 36, was leading a group of skiers through the backcountry near Grand Teton National Park when they accidentally triggered a snow slide. He was buried under several feet of snow.

One skier was killed and another injured after the group they were in triggered the large snowslide while ascending a mountain in western Wyoming

An avalanche killed a Lander, Wyoming, man who was skiing Saturday on Togwotee Pass. Teton County Coroner Brent Blue told Cowboy State Daily that

An avalanche in Wyoming has left one person dead and another injured, according to a statement from Teton County Search & Rescue (TCSAR) posted to Facebook. Just before noon on Saturday, Jan. 4, the search and rescue team was notified via iPhone satellite text of “a known avalanche burial” at

This serves as an important reminder of how much longer a mission can take when the helicopter is grounded, and is another factor to consider in your backcountry planning should an accident

A large avalanche in western Wyoming on the Togwotee Pass killed an experienced outdoorsman and left another skier injured during the first weekend of 2025.

An avalanche killed one skier and injured another after the group they were in triggered the large snowslide while ascending a mountain in western Wyoming. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Officials in Wyoming confirmed the death of a 36-year-old skier following an avalanche at a mountain pass over the weekend. The avalanche occurred on Saturday at Togwotee Pass in Teton County, which is northeast of Jackson.

A nurse has died and one person was injured after an avalanche hit a group of skiers in western Wyoming. The death of Kenneth Goff, 36, of Lander, Wyoming, marks the fifth fatality caused by an avalanche in the U.