BEND, OR-- Mountain rescue teams were busy over the weekend. 

Clackamas County Search and Rescue responded to Mt. Hood Saturday. Witnesses reported a Happy Valley man lost his ice ax and fell 600 - 700 feet. A National Guard helicopter flew him to a Portland hospital with serious injuries.

On Mount Jefferson, a Texas man is believed to have triggered a fatal avalanche on Thursday. Linn County rescue teams recovered his body Monday, with the help of a Leading Edge Aviation helicopter from Bend.