A growing number of skiers, weary of high prices and long lift lines at crowded resorts, are turning to the solitude of ...

People heading into snow should always check the local avalanche forecast at Avalanche.org, officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, and have an avalanche beacon, probe and shovel ready ...

“Emergency services are usually too far away from the scene of an avalanche, and time is important,” Simon Trautman, a national avalanche specialist, said. “A person trapped under the snow ...

The 150-foot-wide avalanche slid about 700 feet at the 10,000-foot elevation in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Photo by Nicolas Cool via Unsplash An avalanche swept away two backcountry skiers in a Utah ...