The skier triggered the avalanche in the Presidential Range on Feb. 26 and was “caught, carried and critically buried” under the snow.

Rescuers recovered 46 people from debris after an avalanche hit a construction camp last week near Mana village on the border with Tibet.

Eight road construction workers died after becoming trapped under an avalanche in northern India, the Indian Army said on Sunday. Rescuers operating in several feet of snow evacuated 46 other workers. The workers were buried by the snow early on Friday in the village of Mana, in the state of Uttarakhand, as the avalanche hit their camp site.

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren, forward Jimmy Vesey and the rights to defenseman Hank Kempf from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Calvin de Haan,

The Avalanche has a clear need on the blue line. Colorado has added several options to be the No. 6 defenseman since the end of last season, including de Haan as a free agent, but none of them have found a regular, successful spot next to Sam Malinski on the third pairing.