A skier and physicist at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies avalanches explains what happens in an avalanche and techniques for surviving one.

The U.S. Forest Service has issued an avalanche warning for the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, including the greater Lake Tahoe region, as a powerful winter storm intensifies. The warning ...

The animals might be the best chance of survival for skiers buried in avalanches, which have killed more than 100 skiers in ...

The U.S. Forest Service has issued an avalanche warning for the central Sierra Nevada, including the Lake Tahoe area, as a powerful winter storm intensifies. The warning, which is in effect until ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA — A small storm system is forecast ... according to OpenSnow reports. The Sierra Avalanche Center is forecasting Moderate avalanche danger today and tomorrow, with Low ...

Ski resorts across California will recognize the seventh annual “Ski Safety Day” on Saturday. The event helps to reinforce ...

A Utah trip to enjoy the snow nearly ended in tragedy Tuesday when an avalanche struck a snowmobiler on a backcountry hillside — but his younger brother rushed to his aid and saved him.

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By Elisabeth Vincentelli The Palisades Tahoe ski resort has a lot going for it: an idyllic location seven miles from Lake Tahoe’s ... mountain were closed for avalanche mitigation.