Jared Bednar won’t go very long without thinking about his hockey team or his various outdoor-related passions. It certainly shouldn’t be surprising when he finds a way to tie the two together. The Colorado Avalanche reached the midseason point on a turbulent 2024-25 campaign Tuesday night.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reported the first avalanche fatality of the 2024-25 season Tuesday, Jan. 7, amid a wave of avalanche accidents that have occurred since the snowy holiday period.

A backcountry skier died in an avalanche near Red Mountain Pass on Tuesday. That's according to the experts from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, who said the slide happened on Red Mountain Number 3.

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DENVER — On Wednesday, the Colorado Avalanche announced the name of their new team dog. In a landslide vote by the fans, the name, Maxy, won.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said a “very large avalanche” was triggered remotely by skiers on Mount Trelease Tuesday.

The second-year superstar entered his sophomore campaign with sky-high expectations, and the first half of the year was a struggle for him and the entire lineup. Bedard continues turning up his game for the Blackhawks,

Hours before the Colorado Avalanche were set to play at the United Center, Avs coach Jared Bednar called the Chicago Blackhawks a “dangerous team.” “There’s a lot of good growth in their young guys, (they) have impressed me,

The Avalanche kick off their first road trip of 2025 with a Central Division matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks. This is the second of four meetings between the teams, as the Blackhawks won 5-2 in Denver on October 28, and they’ll play in Denver on March 10 and in Chicago on April 2.