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Snow sheds let alpine roads survive massive avalanches

Last April, a powerful spring snowstorm swept across parts of the Alps, triggering dangerous avalanche conditions in multiple ...
AOL

Avalanches are becoming more frequent. Here’s how to survive one

This piece was originally published in 2024 and is being republished after an avalanche once again hit skiers in the mountainous wilderness near Lake Tahoe in February 2026. An avalanche swept up ...
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California avalanche: How snow drought helped set stage for deadly incident

A weekslong "snow drought" in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened, making ...
The Hour

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) A deadly avalanche ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

Avalanche safety practices, gear to take into snowy terrain

Eight backcountry skiers have been confirmed dead and one remains missing after an avalanche Tuesday near the Frog Lake huts in the Castle Peak area north of Truckee, according to the Nevada County ...