Nick Burks, 37, was killed while backcountry skiing last Wednesday. Wallowa Avalanche Center A seasoned avalanche forecaster was killed last week by an avalanche he triggered while backcountry skiing.

The danger of avalanches 06:48. An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Nick Burks, 37, and a friend — both experienced ...

Nick Burks, 37, was "an integral part of our professional avalanche community for years," the Northwest Avalanche Center said Wallowa Avalanche Center Nick Burks, 37, died in an avalanche he ...

Nick Burks, 37, an avalanche specialist for the Wallowa Avalanche Center in Joseph, Ore., was killed in an avalanche last week while backcountry skiing in the Elkhorn Mountains, the authorities said.

An experienced backcountry skier died in an avalanche he triggered while skiing with a friend in Oregon last week, officials said. Nick Burks, 37, died following a landslide on a chute at Gunsight ...

Burks, an avalanche forecaster with the Wallowa Avalanche Center (WAC) in northeastern Oregon, has also worked as part of the snow safety team at Mt. Hood Meadows ski area.

NORTH POWDER, Ore. — An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Nick Burks, 37, and a friend — both experienced skiers ...

An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Nick Burks, 37, and a friend — both experienced and carrying avalanche air bags ...

NORTH POWDER, Ore. — An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Nick Burks, 37, and a friend — both experienced and ...

WALLOWA, Ore. — An avalanche forecaster died in an avalanche on Gunsight Mountain near Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort in eastern Oregon on March 6, the Baker County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) and ...

Nick Burks, 37, was "an integral part of our professional avalanche community for years," the Northwest Avalanche Center said ...