( CNN ) -- At least six people have been killed in avalanches recently in the West , as the risk of snow slides remains high . Two people were killed in each of three states : Oregon , Utah and Colorado . In Oregon , two cross-country skiers were killed Tuesday in an avalanche about 10 miles northwest of Halfway , according to the Baker County Sheriff 's Office . Eight people were in their party when the snow slide hit . Besides those killed , two people were seriously injured and four escaped unharmed . The skiers were from the Seattle area and on a guided , multiday trip . In Utah , a snowmobiler and a snowshoer were killed in separate incidents over the weekend , the Utah Avalanche Center said . And in Colorado , two people were buried by large avalanches , again in separate events . One was caught by a snow slide near Kebler Pass ; the other south of the Keystone Ski Area , according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center . The center has issued an advisory warning that avalanche conditions in the backcountry remain dangerous . `` Cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making are essential . Travel in or below avalanche terrain is not recommended , '' it said . `` Veteran snow professionals are reporting triggered avalanches in well-documented avalanche paths that are breaking mature timber and behaving in surprising ways . '' A 28-year-old man was buried by a triggered avalanche in northern Utah on Tuesday , the state 's Avalanche Center said . But his sledding companions managed to quickly dig him out , and he recovered on the scene . Avalanches cut off road travel to Alaskan town . Video : I got lucky , avalanche skier says . CNN 's Mayra Cuevas , Chandler Friedman and Jethro Mullen contributed to this report .
NEW : A 28-year-old man is rescued after being buried by an avalanche in Utah . Two people were killed in each of three states : Oregon , Utah and Colorado . A center issues an advisory warning conditions in the backcountry are still dangerous . `` Cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making are essential , '' it says .