The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its ...

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

Washington in winter is an outdoor lover’s paradise. There are all the snowy season classics like skiing and snowboarding, ...

It’s been a mixed week of weather in the Alps after the sunny Christmas and New Year period. Cold temperatures and heavy ...

Geomorphologist and veteran climber Ludovic Ravanel is learning how Mont Blanc is shifting—and sharing his discoveries with the Alpine community ...

As small glaciers in China’s arid north-west melt, scientists scramble to understand the changes taking place.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reported the first avalanche fatality of the 2024-25 season Tuesday, Jan. 7, amid a ...

Ski patrollers miffed by wages they say are too low for high living costs have put a wrench in operations at the biggest U.S.

A massive avalanche was seen cascading down onto State Route 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah on January 4. The impressive spectacle was an intentionally triggered controlled slide as part of ...

The winter storm is working its way eastwards across the US, with a potential major impact of snowfall on the east coast, in Washington and Maryland. A moderate impact of snow is forecasted for parts ...

A strike by the ski patrol at Park City Resort, North America’s largest ski area by acreage, has shut a majority of the Utah ...