An avalanche in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains has killed two backcountry skiers, authorities said Tuesday. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that its search-and-rescue unit recovered two bodies west of Bend in Happy Valley, near Broken Top peak.

The avalanche occurred on Monday near a snowmobile trail in Happy Valley, west of the city of Bend, officials said.

An avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains killed two backcountry skiers in an area known as Happy Valley, authorities say.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said it received a report of skiers who were trapped in the area known as Happy Valley in the Cascade Mountains. First responders recovered the victims on Tuesday after an extensive search.