Elko man dies in slide An Elko, Nevada, man snowmobiling in the Salt River Range died Friday after being buried in avalanche for about 15 minutes. Brandon Jones, 41, was snowmobiling away from his group late on Dec. 18 on a slope of what locals call âSuicide Mountainâ when he triggered a medium-size avalanche with a 2-foot crown. He was able to deploy an airbag, which kept him near the snow surface, but his upper body was buried with only his leg sticking out. When his snowmobiling partners did find and uncover him, he lacked a pulse, was blue in the face, wasnât breathing and had foam at the mouth.