Crafted by leading avalanche safety organizations, the course serves as a "first step in avalanche education." ...

The Flathead Avalanche Center announces the 15th Annual Northern Rockies Snow and Avalanche Workshop (NRSAW) to be held on ...

Winter backcountry users have new tool designed to introduce people to avalanche safety concepts Three snow safety agencies from the western United States have joined forces ahead of winter 2025-26 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Terrifying footage captured a huge avalanche roaring down Annapurna in Nepal on October 26, engulfing a camp of hikers and ...

Colorado’s backcountry skiing season is only just getting started, but humans are already triggering avalanches ahead of ...

Four skiers are feeling lucky to be alive after a terrifying avalanche released in New Zealand on Friday, July 18, 2025. According to the incident report submitted to the New Zealand Avalanche ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — At REI Co-Op, you kind find a bunch of different items you may need in case you go back-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling or more. There is an avalanche float bag. If you are ...

People who are critically buried by an avalanche often die of asphyxia within minutes, making timely rescue challenging. In a ...