Avalanche kills snowmobiler in Wyoming, 4th such fatality in U.S. this month
January 13, 2026 / 9:17 AM EST / CBS News
TL;DR
- A snowmobiler, Nicholas Bringhurst, died in an avalanche in Wyoming.
- Bringhurst was caught in the avalanche in the LaBarge Creek area on Sunday.
- The avalanche was triggered on a small but steep slope and buried the victim about 2 feet deep.
- This is the fourth avalanche death in Western states this month.
- Two men were killed in an avalanche in central Washington state two days prior, with two survivors rescued.
- A snowmobiler in California's Sierra Nevada also died in an avalanche last week.
- The National Avalanche Center states that 25 to 30 people are killed by avalanches in the U.S. each winter.
- Utah and Washington are considered 'high risk' areas for avalanches, while parts of California, Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming are 'considerable risk'.