The names of two backcountry skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains have been released. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday identified Susan Skjersaa, 52,

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.

Authorities identified the two backcountry skiers who were killed Monday in an avalanche in Oregon’s central Cascade Mountains as Terance “Terry” Skjersaa, 57, and his wife, Susan “Renee” Skjersaa, 52. The couple were members of the family that founded Bend’s oldest ski shop.