As an ex-pro snowboarder and an avalanche researcher, I know how easily people can get into trouble, says alpine mass movements professor Johan Gaume ...

SILVER VALLEY, Idaho - Snow has finally arrived in the Inland Northwest after a mild winter, but avalanche experts warn the conditions are dangerous. For many skiers and snowboarders, the backcountry ...

The Flathead Avalanche Center is warning backcountry enthusiasts to use caution in northwest Montana mountains.

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DENVER (KDVR) — When you live in close proximity to an area that is constantly under threat from natural disasters, like Oklahoma with tornadoes, California with earthquakes and Colorado with ...

The frightening moment an avalanche thundered down a mountainside and slammed into a train traveling through the Swiss Alps was captured by a tourist. The dramatic incident unfolded on Feb. 17 near ...

"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 ...

California adds three new state parks, expands others Report finds group hit by deadly Sierra avalanche skirted basic safety practice Wilderness near Truckee closed after fatal plane crash Expert: ...

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An avalanche on the Srinagar-Kargil highway stranded vehicles, leaving one driver missing and prompting a rescue operation.