In The Conversation, a physicist explains how avalanches form and what skiers can do to escape and survive them.

In an effort to open Summit lift following a storm that dumped almost 3 feet of snow on ... patrol took avalanche mitigation measures on the morning of Thursday, December 19, 2024. A series of hand ...

The biggest storm of the season increased avalanche concerns. But it was not just the new snow that concerned Moore. It was what lay nearly three feet beneath — a thin layer of perfectly ...

Newsweek reached out to the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center (IPAC) by email for comment. Winter storms are bringing heavy snow to much of the nation on Friday amid one of the busiest travel ...

A man in Utah rescued his brother who had been buried under several feet of snow by an avalanche on Christmas Eve.

Heavy snowfall and increased recreation around the holidays has prompted Colorado Avalanche Information Center to issue an ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website, a person trapped under the snow following an avalanche might not have more than 20 to 30 minutes to survive. The department also said there ...

Why do lifts and pistes close when the avalanche risk is high? Following periods of heavy snow and high winds resorts may be forced to temporarily close lifts and pistes while the ski patrol works ...

In the mountains of northern Utah on Christmas Eve, a man saved his brother after an avalanche buried him under several feet of snow. The siblings were sledding Tuesday in the Franklin Basin ...