Predicting when and where they might happen is currently very difficult leaving local communities vulnerable to this ...

"Heavy snowfall and strong winds may be sufficient to overload very weak snow layers and cause a widespread cycle of avalanches large enough to bury, injure, or kill a person." ...

Warm temperatures triggered a natural avalanche that covered Highway 89 in the Snake River Canyon on Tuesday afternoon.

Crews will close Idaho Route 21 from Grandjean to Banner Summit and Granite Creek to Lowman at 5 p.m. on Friday, according to ...

David Thompson Search and Rescue is hosting a free public avalanche safety training Feb. 21-22. The Friday, Feb. 21 class ...

This weekend’s weather is expected to bring dangerous conditions to both the mountains and lowlands of Whatcom County — ...

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for western Montana through Wednesday morning, along with extreme ...

Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia's backcountry that incoming winter weather is ...

Scotland’s avalanche warning service downed tools in January when there was too little snow, and climate change is having a ...

On Jan. 28, 2004, a freight train hauling 119 empty grain cars and three locomotives was traveling from Pasco, Wash. to Great ...

A sign showing an avalanche hazard warning of "considerable" is seen near Mount Renshaw outside of McBride, B.C., on Saturday, January 30, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER ...