A 36-year-old skier was killed in an avalanche in Wyoming’s Togwotee Pass last weekend, authorities said.

In a Facebook post shared by Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR), its responders received an alert on Saturday, Jan. 4, just before noon local time, of an avalanche burial on the pass. Earlier reports noted that a group of four skiers was in the Breccia Cliffs when they triggered the avalanche.

As TCSAR was mobilizing, it was learned that the group caused the slide while they were ascending a skin track, the post read.

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TCSAR added that one skier was partially buried from the avalanche and sustained a lower leg injury while another skier was fully buried.

Inclement weather conditions prevented helicopter and snowmobile teams from reaching the skiers, TCSAR said. Then around 3:47 p.m., a team of TCSAR skiers arrived at the scene and treated the injured skier and other members of the party.

“The volunteers also worked to begin recovering the deceased skier for transport out of the backcountry,” TCSAR’s post noted. ”The volunteers worked into the evening, skiing the injured skier out of the backcountry in a litter to a waiting ambulance from Grand Teton National Park. The team also skied the deceased skier out via a sked.”

“TCSAR extends its most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased skier,” the rescue team added.

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In an email to PEOPLE on Monday, Jan. 6, Teton County Coroner Brent Blue confirmed the victim as Kenneth Goff, 36, of Lander, Wyo. Cowboy State Daily previously reported his identity.

An online portfolio said that Goff studied nursing at the University of Wyoming and served as a climbing instructor and guide, Fox News reported.

The TCSAR noted in its Facebook post that the initial alert about the avalanche came through an iPhone satellite text-to-91,  but it was unclear whether the emergency involved skiers or snowmobilers.

“For anyone using this relatively new function, please include the nature of your emergency, mechanism of injury, and number of people in your party. Including that info can help first responders efficiently develop solutions to the problems,” the TCSAR said.

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The rescue group also highlighted the incident should serve as a reminder that a search mission could take longer if a helicopter team is grounded. They added that skiers should consider backcountry planning in case of an accident.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website, a person trapped under the snow following an avalanche might not have more than 20 to 30 minutes to survive. The department also said there are about 100,000 avalanches annually in the U.S., resulting in an average of 28 deaths.

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