Despite low snowfall, early season avalanches can happen. The Utah Avalanche Center is trying to get ahead of the slides.

Researchers from Simon Fraser University are urging snowshoers and winter hikers to get clued up on avalanche safety after a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Given certain conditions, avalanches are a risk on snow-covered mountains. Mike Reitzell, president of the Petaluma-based organization Ski California, said Wednesday was a tough day. ...

The week's goal is to save lives through avalanche education. Events, classes and other activities during the first week of ...

As Colorado watches for the first meaningful pattern changes that could finally bring snow to the high country, avalanche ...

The popular backcountry mapping service, onX, just released an updated version of its avalanche tools just in time for ...

Yes, there have been some fatalities this winter. Nine so far, in fact, across the western United States. The latest came in January, when a snowboarder hitting some backcountry snow triggered an ...

The Central Oregon Avalanche Center is gearing up for its 26th annual Powderhound Preview and Fundraiser, and this year ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that during simulated full burial ...

One skier was located by their hand sticking out from the snow. Four skiers are feeling lucky to be alive after a terrifying avalanche released in New Zealand on Friday, July 18, 2025. According to ...