Police have released the name of the man who died after being recovered from an avalanche on the Arrowsmith Range on Wednesday.

He was 38-year-old Brett Evans, of Staveley, Ashburton District.

Police said their thoughts remain with his loved ones.

Inquiries are continuing into the death on behalf of the Coroner.

WorkSafe has also been notified.

Police were notified of the avalanche at 12.25pm on Wednesday, and had said a person was trapped in the avalanche and was in a critical condition when recovered at around 1pm.

“Tragically they died a short time later. Nobody is unaccounted for following the avalanche,” police said at the time.