ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three skiers are believed dead after an avalanche swept them away and buried them under a pile of snow nearly 10 stories deep in the Alaska backcountry. Each winter about 25 ...

According to Dullin, McQuinn & Young, an average of 22.5 Americans die from avalanche-related causes each year. During the Winter of 24/25, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) recorded 22 ...

On Saturday, May 17, 2025, a large avalanche on the western side of Switzerland's Eiger caught and carried seven people. Five of the skiers were injured and two died in the accident. At 1:45 p.m., the ...

KELLOGG, Idaho — The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center released a preliminary report on Tuesday that points to a possible cause of the deadly avalanche on Silver Mountain. The avalanche that swept down ...

The ski industry is reeling following the death of three valued members of the community on Monday, March 24, 2025. According to the Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP), three skiers were caught in ...

Avalanche forecaster Charlotte MacDonald stood before 40 hikers, climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders and wilderness rescuers — folks for whom Tuckerman Ravine is a household name and a ...

A new independent clinical trial shows that Safeback's SBX system can increase survival time almost fivefold for avalanche ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGO) -- As another atmospheric river targets the West Coast drenching the Bay Area, the Sierra sets record-level snowfall accumulation. This is a cause for celebration for ...

GENEVA (AP) — Avalanches killed five people in the Swiss Alps over the weekend, and bad weather prevented rescuers from reaching three skiers who apparently remained trapped under the snow on Monday, ...

A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month.Alaska State Troopers said the body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna was ...

Forgive the pun, but the earth recently shifted in Colorado in snow riding liability law. Christopher Norris, a 28-year-old father of two, died in an avalanche in the Trestle Trees area of the Winter ...

In a recent chairlift auction, Crystal Mountain, Washington, raised $116,000 for the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC). “We can’t thank this team enough for the data they provide to keep us safe and ...