A storm system delivered some much-needed moisture to the mountains of western Colorado, with some areas receiving more than a foot of new snow. The snow in the mountains will gradually taper off ...

Avalanches cause dozens of mountain emergencies in Switzerland every year. Here are the three most important questions about the white danger - including answers.

View post: It Could Soon Be Illegal for Gen Z to Partake in One Centuries-Old Habit West Coast faces heavy rain and snow after an unusually dry winter. Nine skiers remain missing after an avalanche ...

Snow scientist Craig Clements says a snow drought likely contributed to this week’s deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada, where eight people died and one is still missing, New snow falling on top of ...

After days of heavy snowfall and much-needed snowpack replenishment in the Sierra Nevada, several days of clearer skies are ahead for California as the snowmaker heads into the Four Corners. A ...

An avalanche — a mass of snow moving down a slope — happens most often in the wilderness. Watching for forecasts, bringing the proper gear and getting training to prepare for them can help with ...

A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada as an intense storm brought heavy snow to the region on February 17. Six of the ...