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

Recent snowfall has left avalanche danger elevated in the backcountry. So why is it safer to ski steep, powder-filled runs at ...

Avalanche conditions near Galena Summit and the Eastern Mountains got downgraded from high to considerable on Thursday, but ...

“Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous,” said the great Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner. Once again ...

Over the weekend, the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center (IPAC) issued a backcountry avalanche watch for the Bitterroot ...

Nine bodies have been found during recovery efforts for the deadly Tahoe-area avalanche that took place earlier this week.

Fortunately, Lookout Pass does not have any inbounds terrain that is susceptible to avalanche,” Sawyer said. “Yes, there is ...

Local avalanche experts are urging backcountry users to slow down, get informed, and make safety their top priority before heading into the mountains. Local News 8 spoke with two avalanche experts on ...

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

Crews recovered the victims days after the avalanche struck near Lake Tahoe, killing six friends and three professional guides, authorities said.

Nevada County sheriff released names of ski guides, clients killed in avalanche, including a guide from Verdi.

The whole mountain rumbles when an avalanche rolls off it. The swirling, whirling mass approaches like a steam train, picking up thousands of tons of matter on its descent, throwing clouds of snow ...