It's a milestone that traces back to two curious graduate students and a mission to fill a dangerous information void in the ...

Colorado has seen how deadly avalanches can be. Vriend has been studying avalanches for more than a decade. While we often ...

Heavy wind-loaded slabs, hidden facet layers, and the 30-degree danger zone. Expert Rick Rogers analyzes the National ...

Stretches of calm weather in the mountains might seem harmless, but they can quietly increase avalanche danger over time. And traveling in groups doesn’t always make skiers and snowshoers safer.

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 ...

Report finds group hit by deadly Sierra avalanche skirted basic safety practice Wilderness near Truckee closed after fatal plane crash Expert: Deadly Tahoe-area avalanche was probably triggered either ...

Luckily, no injuries were reported in the slide.

TAOS — Darien Fernandez was riding up Taos Ski Valley's Lift 4 to meet his older brother on Jan. 17, 2019, when he came across a sight he'd previously only encountered outside the bounds of a ski ...

Recent heavy snow, strong winds, and warming April sun have created unstable snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. Backcountry ...

Parts of Colorado's high country are seeing a spike in avalanche danger after a burst of spring snow and strong winds ...

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — This year, the Northwest Avalanche Center marks 50 years of backcountry avalanche forecasting. It's a milestone that traces back to two curious graduate students and a mission ...