Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chances are you've heard of an avalanche, and if you're a skier, you might even fear them. But do you know what actually causes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skiers and backcountry users are being asked to check the avalanche risk as recent storms, followed by warm weather, has led to ...

On any given winter morning, several members of the Northwest Avalanche Center's 11-member team commute to one of the ...

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has launched new tools to help those recreating in the backcountry access avalanche ...

A massive avalanche struck the Sonamarg tourist resort, chilling video shows a calm, quiet valley before a huge cloud of snow ...

CCTV footage captured the moment an avalanche struck the Sonamarg area, highlighting the intensity of ongoing harsh weather conditions. Sonamarg and most other parts of the valley received moderate to ...

An avalanche is a sudden, fast-moving slide of snow down a mountain slope, triggered when weather conditions weaken the snowpack.

Avalanche experts say recent storms followed by prolonged warming are making snowpack conditions harder to assess, increasing uncertainty for people travelling in southern B.C.’s backcountry.

SEATTLE — On any given winter morning, several members of the Northwest Avalanche Center’s 11-member team commute to one of the region’s hardiest jobs: avalanche observation. From Mount Hood to the ...