Colorado’s winter snowpack is off to a promising start, but experts warn that conditions beneath the surface make this season particularly hazardous for backcountry recreation. At a community talk on ...

According to Dullin, McQuinn & Young, an average of 22.5 Americans die from avalanche-related causes each year. During the Winter of 24/25, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) recorded 22 ...

A skier shared POV footage from a heli-skiing trip in the San Juan Mountains on March 1st, 2024. He inadvertently captured the experience of being caught in a slab avalanche with this footage, showing ...

After receiving reports of dozens of avalanches from popular backcountry areas across the state, Colorado avalanche officials are warning that conditions are trending toward a difficult-to-predict ...

An ongoing trend of more people heading out to play in the backcountry during winters has spurred the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to increase the tools and tactics it uses to try to keep ...

A backcountry skier was caught in a human-triggered avalanche and injured on Saturday afternoon near Marble, just outside Pitkin County to the south in the Crystal River Valley, according to a recent ...

Yesterday, the Utah Avalanche Center posted to X (twitter) reminding skiers to stay safe, and stay aware of snow conditions as well as their surroundings. The center reported that "hard slabs of wind ...

A snowstorm that came in waves from Thursday night through Sunday boosted the amount of terrain open at Aspen Mountain and Snowmass but sent the backcountry avalanche danger soaring. The Colorado ...

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