A man was killed in an avalanche near Aspen, Colorado, authorities said Monday, the same day that relatives confirmed the second victim an avalanche last week in New Mexico had died.

The Pitkin County, Colorado, Sheriff's Office said the man who died Monday was trapped in an avalanche near the Markley Hut, a boarding facility for skiers along Express Creek south of Aspen.

The man was part of a group of six skiers who were caught in the avalanche at about 10:20 a.m. (12:20 p.m. ET), the sheriff's office said. Attempts at CPR failed to revive the man, whose identity was withheld released pending notification of his family, officials said.

The five other members of the ski group and all 26 responding members of the Mountain Rescue Aspen team were alive and safe, the sheriff's office said.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said an advisory was in effect for Aspen-area mountains through Monday evening. More than 280 avalanches had been recorded in the region since Jan. 11.

No further information was immediately available.

Meanwhile, relatives confirmed that Corey Borg-Massanari, 22, of Vail, Colorado, died at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where he had been listed in critical condition since the avalanche Thursday on Kachina Peak at Taos Ski Valley, about 125 miles northeast of Albuquerque.

Matthew Zonghetti, 26, of Mansfield, Massachusetts, with whom Borg-Massanari was skiing, died shortly after the incident last week, Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home of Mansfield confirmed.

They are believed to be the only two victims, Taos Ski Valley said.

Borg-Massanari was born in Pueblo, Colorado, and was raised in Brainerd, Minnesota, his family said. He attended Colorado Mountain College and began working as a zip line tour guide at Zip Adventures in Wolcott, Colorado, in May.

"Corey was an experienced and avid skier and loved the outdoors," his family said. "He enjoyed camping, fishing, zip-lining, snowmobiling, dirt biking and so much more. He liked working on his Jeep with his dad and learned the love of cooking from his mom." </s> Two deaths confirmed in separate avalanches in Colorado and New Mexico

The second victim of last week's incident at Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, is dead, relatives said, while another was killed Monday near Aspen, Colorado. </s> Two deaths have been confirmed in the US after two separate avalanches in Colorado and New Mexico trapped skiers in crushing snow this week and last.

Authorities in Aspen, Colorado confirmed the most recent death on Monday, which happened to be the same day that relatives of a New Mexico avalanche victim announced their loss. A second victim of the New Mexico avalanche had already been reported.

The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that 26 rescue workers were dispatched after the Colorado avalanche, but that weather and avalanche conditions made rescue operations difficult.

“Twenty six members of Mountain Rescue Aspen were involved in the mission that quickly turned into a recovery operation for the deceased skier. Rescuers were hampered by weather and local avalanche conditions,” the release said.

The office’s statement continued: “The deceased male’s name is being withheld upon notification of next of kin. The remaining members of the skiing group were transported out of the area by rescuers and were put in contact with the Aspen Hope Center for grief counseling services.”

The unnamed man was reportedly among six skiers who were caught int he avalanche at around 10.20am local time on Monday. Attempts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful. The other skiers were alive and safe, according to the sheriff.

The victim of the New Mexico avalanche was identified on Tuesday by family as Corey Borg-Massanari, a 2015 Minnesota high school graduate.

“Corey was known for his smile, his quirky sense of humor and his unique sense of style,” read a statement from New Mexico Donor Services provided to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “Corey was an experienced and avid skier, and loved the outdoors. He enjoyed camping, fishing, zip-lining, snowmobiling, dirt biking and so much more.”

The New Mexico avalanche last week killed one other individual as well, 26-year-old Matthew Zonghetti, of Massachusetts.

The Associated Press contributed to this report </s> At least four people have been killed in an avalanche in the French ski resort of Tignes. Emergency responders are currently searching for survivors.

Local authorities said on Monday (13 February) they were searching for a missing group of nine, a family of eight and their guide, that had been swept away by the avalanche on an off-piste slope, according to the French outlet BFMTV.

The first alarm was raised at 11:00 local time (10:00 BST) with the avalanche falling at roughly 21,100 metres above sea level.

Trackers and dog teams have been sent to the slopes with two medical helicopters ready to deal with any survivors. CRS Courchevel, which is helping in the rescue efforts, has said it is unlikely any other survivors will be recovered.

The disaster struck at a particularly busy time in the Alpine resort, when French families travel to the mountains for the half-term holidays. European ski resorts have experienced particularly hazardous skiing conditions in recent weeks with a high risk of avalanches following large volumes of snowfall.

The landslide follows a particularly treacherous weekend in the French Alps. Since Sunday two skiers have been killed in the Haute-Savoie area. In the first incident one skier was caught up in an avalanche as they skied off piste. In the second incident, just hours later, one skier in the nearby resort of La Cluza was killed.

Today, 13 February, the risk of avalanches in the mountains was placed at a level of three out of five. Since the beginning of the skiing season in December a total of 13 avalanches have led to three deaths in the Alps and the Pyrenees in France. In the 2015-16 season a total of 21 were killed in 45 different incidents. </s> At least four people have died in an avalanche that swept away a group of nine in an off-piste area near the ski resort of Tignes in the French Alps, rescue services have said.

Two people have been pulled out alive, they said, adding that the avalanche was 400 metres wide. Three people remain unaccounted for.

The accident near Tignes, a major resort near the Italian border, occurred at an altitude of 6,900ft (2,100 metres). </s> Nice (France) (AFP) - At least four skiers were killed Friday in an avalanche in the French Alps, the deadliest of the winter so far, police said.

Another person was injured and has been hospitalised, while their guide escaped unharmed from the avalanche in the area around Entraunes in the southern Alps, local authorities in the Alpes-Maritimes department said.

They were swept away while skiing off-piste near the Mercantour National Park, not far from France's border with Italy.

"These valleys are highly popular with off-piste skiers because it's beautiful and wild," said Christophe Ollivier, a local official in nearby Vesubie.

The skiers had been staying at a guesthouse in Estenc and had started out toward the Cayolle pass with their guide at around 10:00 am (0900 GMT).

The French Alps have experienced heavy snowfall since the start of the week, as a blast of icy weather from Siberia -- dubbed "the Beast from the East" -- engulfs Europe.

"A lot of snow had fallen these past few days and the warmer weather since Thursday has destabilised the fresh snowpack," said Jean-Gabriel Delacroy of the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture.

The avalanche risk for the region is high, currently at four on a scale of one to five, according to the Meteo France weather agency.

Deputy prefect Gwenaelle Chapuis told BFM television that a police inquiry would determine "if this was recklessness or not".

A total of 20 people have now died since France's ski season began in November, and 12 have been injured.

On February 15 an avalanche in the Pyrenees mountains killed three skiers. </s> (CNN) -- At least four people have been killed after an avalanche buried nine at the ski resort of Tignes in the French Alps, CNN affiliate BMFTV reported, citing mountain rescue officials.

A mountain guide and eight skiers were swept away Monday in an off-piste part of the resort 2,100 meters above sea level, rescuers said.

The avalanche was 400 meters wide and there is "little hope" of finding people still alive, Emmanuel Dubost from the French National Police's general reserve said.

Rescuers have deployed dog teams and two medical helicopters are on standby for the five people who remain missing.

The Tignes resort website had the risk of an avalanche at a significant 3 out of 5 on Monday.

Tignes is in eastern France close to the Italian border. </s> Italian alpine rescuers say three skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the northern Italian Alps near the French border that injured another five people.

Milan Walter of the national alpine rescue corps says the group was back-country skiing when the avalanche was triggered at Plan de la Gabba, 5 km (3 miles) southwest of Courmayeur, around midday. The dead included an Italian, a German and a Belgian, according to police.

Walter said three other skiers were seriously injured and transported by helicopter to Aosta, while two others were slightly injured. The injured included Italians and Belgians.

An official with the Financial Police, which include an alpine rescue unit, said a total of 18 skiers were hit by the avalanche, and many survived thanks to air bags. All had avalanche location devices.

“Today, greater prudence is necessary,” Delfino Viglione, the head of the Financial Police alpine rescue unit, was quoted by ANSA as saying.

Another avalanche hit two skiers about the same time in Colle San Carlo, to the south of Courmayeur, but Walter said neither needed a rescue. </s> Three skiers killed in Austrian avalanche, fourth missing

The bodies of the men, aged 57, 36 and 32, were recovered later Saturday evening near the ski resort of Lech.
Two men are killed in separate avalanches at U.S. ski resorts, one near Aspen, Colorado, and another in Kachina Peak at Taos Ski Valley, approximately 125 miles (201 km) northeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico.