The founder of the guiding company facing a criminal investigation after deadly Lake Tahoe avalanche is a highly accomplished skier and mountaineer with two summits of Mt. Everest under his belt. Zeb ...

Rescue teams discovered the body of a missing skier in Boss Basin after a powerful avalanche, marking the first fatality of ...

Two people were buried in an avalanche on Saturday in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday, continuing what has been a deadly and dangerous weeks on the Utah ski slopes.

Ten skiers remained missing Tuesday afternoon after an avalanche struck in the Sierra Nevada near Truckee, authorities said. A group of 16 backcountry skiers was involved in the slide near Castle Peak ...

A Calgary teen buried in an avalanche at the Nakiska ski hill on Friday has died.

Avalanches are possible on any slope steeper than 30 degrees and occur most frequently at 35 to 50 degrees.

Avalanche deaths are rising across the West and Europe. A Taos expert explains what this winter’s dangers mean for skiers and riders.

How do you stop an avalanche from racing down a hill? It’s something the Caltrans Avalanche Team has to contend with year-round, not just when it snows. To keep ...