I survived because of geography and seconds. I was in a gully that absorbed some of the lateral force. The debris settled ...

"I could not tell if I was tumbling forward or backward. Instinct took over." ...

A possible equipment malfunction may have sealed the fate of the group of backcountry skiers killed in February’s catastrophic avalanche near Lake Tahoe, which ranks as one of the worst snow disasters ...

A Utah man is recovering from frostbite after surviving a deadly avalanche while descending Nepal’s Makalu mountain.

This video created with the assistance of AI. A report on the deadliest-known California avalanche released March 31 contains new details about the events leading up to the tragedy and points to ...

Treacherous weather conditions hindered search efforts for a group of skiers who went missing in a deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday. Rescue teams found eight skiers dead by midday Wednesday ...

The avalanche that killed at least eight people on Feb. 17 in California marked the deadliest natural disaster of its kind in the United States in nearly a half century. A group of 15 skiers were ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A spate of backcountry avalanches following heavy snowfall have claimed 11 lives in what until the past week has been a down year for precipitation in the West. The wave of storms ...

The Sierra Avalanche Center published its final report on the Feb. 17 avalanche near Donner Pass that killed nine people, noting the investigation was stymied by a lack of an opportunity to interview ...

An avalanche in high alpine terrain in Italy 's South Tyrol on Saturday killed two skiers, according to the country's mountain rescue service. The avalanche happened at an altitude of around 2,400 ...

Two months after the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, an analysis by leading U.S. experts questions the guides’ decision to lead such a large group through dangerous terrain amid ...