A backcountry skier is safe after surviving an avalanche on Christmas near Mount Rose Summit, thanks to a fast, coordinated ...

A study of avalanche survival data shows that survival rates have increased and rescues are faster, but time is still critical for buried victims. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

December is the start of peak avalanche season, leading to increased risks for those who hit the Utah slopes. Before traversing up the mountain, it is essential to follow expert tips.

The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all the wrong conditions at the wrong time. The angle of the mountain slope ...

YACOLT, Wash. — Three men are recovering after triggering, then surviving an avalanche during a snowmobiling trip on Mount St. Helens, Feb. 17. Members of the all-volunteer Volcano Rescue Team based ...

Christian Michael Mares was snowboarding in a closed area of Sugar Bowl Resort. He endangered others by causing avalanche while trespassing. A snowboarder is lucky to be alive after surviving an ...

Modern avalanche transceivers, shovels and probes are now standard in ski touring. Along with a rise in the uptake of avalanche courses and increasingly efficient rescue teams, quicker detection and ...

Savage describes current conditions like stacking textbooks on a layer of potato chips. Underneath the new snow are weak ...

The profiles of these two avalanche survivors are instructive for anyone traveling in the backcountry during the winter. Kemp O’Neill’s Story Here’s a bit of safety advice: if you see an avalanche ...

An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep. One person died in the avalanche ...