New details have emerged about a tragic malfunction that could have saved lives during the deadliest avalanche in modern California history that killed nine people. On the morning of February 17, 15 ...

"You're going to pull the wall down on top of you," an expert from the Utah Avalanche Center warned of the dangers of the "unstable snow conditions" in the backcountry The body of a 45-year-old snow ...

An avalanche accident like the one that occurred on Mount Bross — a 14,000-foot peak — on Oct. 25 would have been serious any ...

A March 7, 2026, avalanche killed David Pickett-Heaps in the Boss Basin area near Ptarmigan Pass in the Resolution Creek basin south of Vail Pass. (Courtesy, Colorado Avalanche Information Center / ...

Among the findings, investigators claim the "best practice for backcountry travel" was not being followed, as the group size was large Several skiers were also found to be wearing airbag backpacks, ...

Professional skier Juliette Willmann has died after being caught in an avalanche while skiing with her newlywed husband in Argentina’s Patagonian Andes.. She was 29. The accident happened on Tuesday, ...

When a fatal avalanche happens, what's the process that officials use to analyze a particular event and learn from it? Officials are just starting to learn what happened at an avalanche that killed ...

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) is warning backcountry users that it is very concerned about the potential for avalanche accidents this weekend after a storm dumped feet of snow on ...