An avalanche hit Little Cottonwood Canyon just outside of Salt Lake City over the weekend, coating the slope and neighboring ...

An avalanche mitigation effort caused snow to plunge down a mountainside. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) implemented various strategies to prevent avalanches from impacting residential ...

A snowmobiler was buried in an avalanche last weekend but used an airbag device to get out. Now, winter enthusiasts are looking at the most effective safety tools.

Since Saturday’s snowstorm, which brought up to 2 inches per hour of snow in the Wasatch Back and more than 20 inches of snow in the upper Cottonwood Canyons, the Utah Avalanche Center has noted 17 ...

The avalanche happened on Saturday near Smiley Creek and Galena Summit. Authorities say the snowmobiler was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

Japan's weather agency warned Tuesday of possible traffic disruptions and avalanches as heavy snow is expected to fall later ...

For any committed skier, heli-skiing is the ultimate winter experience. It allows you to access spectacular terrain and ...

The Avalanche Rescue Locating Transceiver market growth is primarily fueled by the imperative need for safety equipment in snow-related activities such as skiing and hiking. Factors such as government ...

Two 'inexperienced' climbers narrowly avoided tragedy on a frozen Scottish mountain after rescuers saved them from their snow-buried tent.

Unionization is rare but increasing at U.S. ski resorts, including the one in Park City that is owned by Vail Resorts ...

A rescue team kicked off the new year by pulling a stranded backcountry snowboarder from the Swift Creek drainage area of ...