The slide released snow down to the ground and ran more than 1,000 feet long, according to the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group.

Three American skiers have been killed in a huge avalanche in the rugged Purcell Mountains near Kaslo in the West Kootenays. The RCMP says the victims were part of a group of five Americans ...

No one was seriously hurt in the slide, which happened in the Dragon's Tail Couloir in Rocky Mountain National Park.

The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center issued a warning Friday morning of high avalanche danger from ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. After minimal snowfall across Montana most of the winter, the arrival of a heavy storm this week ...

Snow scientist Craig Clements says a snow drought likely contributed to this week’s deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada, where eight people died and one is still missing, New snow falling on top of ...

Craig Gordon, the exuberant voice and face of the Utah Avalanche Center, is retiring. He will be remembered by most for his ...

After minimal snowfall across Montana most of the winter, the arrival of a heavy storm this week has led avalanche forecasters to warn recreators about “considerable” slide risks across several ...