Avalanche kills skier at Jackson Hole resort

JACKSON, Wyo. — An avalanche has killed a skier at a Wyoming ski resort.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort spokeswoman Anna Olson says David Nodine, of Wilson, was skiing down an expert trail with a companion Saturday when the avalanche buried him under 8 feet of snow. The companion was not injured.

Olson says ski patrollers found Nodine within six minutes but could not revive him. The 31-year-old was pronounced dead at a clinic at the resort base.

Olson says ski patrol had taken precautions to reduce avalanche danger in the area.

At least six people — 3 in Utah — have died in U.S. avalanches this ski season, including 38-year-old firefighter Brian Kopp and 19-year-old Mark Goetz. They died Saturday in Colorado while snowmobiling.