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ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – A man died in an avalanche on Buffalo Pass just outside Steamboat Springs on Saturday.

Two backcountry skiers snowmobiled in on the Buffalo Pass side and triggered an avalanche while they were cross country skiing, according to the Routt County Sheriff’s Office.

The avalanche happened near the Fish Creek Falls drainage area. Routt County Communications received a report around 12:20 p.m. that one of the skiers was caught in the avalanche and came to rest against a tree.

The man who died was identified as Drew Hyde, 49, a longtime Steamboat local.

The surviving skier performed CPR for close to an hour on Hyde who was not breathing after the avalanche.

Drew Mcelhany, a friend of Hyde, says Hyde loved the backcountry and living in Colorado.

“He loved the backcountry and fishing and hiking and fishing. He loved the Colorado life and lived it to the fullest,” Mcelhany said. 

“Drew was completely a backcountry skier,” Mcelhany added. “The people that you lose are usually the ones who know what they are doing because they are out there every day.”