When a catastrophic avalanche washed over parts of the High Sierra, first responders rescued six survivors and discovered ...

The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

Two survivors of the deadly Feb. 17 Castle Peak avalanche near Truckee recount the moment the slide buried 12 members of their group.

Backcountry travel allows people to get out into the wilderness and enjoy the beauty—but it comes with its own dangers, ...

Twelve people were caught in the avalanche, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center ...

“She had a first-class palate,” read an obituary for Massachusetts resident Madelyn Eitas, who died due to an avalanche in Utah on Feb. 19 ...

Recovering from a 400-yard-long “soft slab” avalanche, the survivors would have had mere minutes to try to locate the others ...

The avalanche caught 12 of the 15 skiers. The remaining three appear to have rushed to find their companions and uncovered ...

Once the realm of dedicated ski bums, backcountry skiing grew alongside ticket prices and lift lines, with popularity exploding in the pandemic.

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

Three survivors of the deadly avalanche near Castle Peak used their avalanche safety gear to rescue fellow skiers buried in ...