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Avalanche safety courses are becoming much more popular, with Greene’s organization recently helping launch a new online ...

Skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers encourage a backcountry safety mindset — to reduce fatalities — at the annual Wyoming ...

Experts warn that a 150-foot-wide avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon over the weekend underscores a danger that exists ...

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An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep. One person died in the avalanche ...

As Colorado watches for the first meaningful pattern changes that could finally bring snow to the high country, avalanche experts say early-season safety needs to stay top of mind, ...

Wendy Wagner, 52, died on Nov. 6. She spent much of her career dedicated to efforts that she believed could help keep people ...

An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep. One person died in the avalanche ...

The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all the wrong conditions at the wrong time. The angle of the mountain slope ...