An avalanche warning has been issued for parts of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness and Columbine Hondo Wilderness areas.

The includes the entire greater Lake Tahoe area, the Sierra Avalanche Center said. The Sierra Avalanche Center measures the risk of danger to humans in the backcountry on a scale of one to five, with ...

The Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) says a lack of snow has resulted in it having one of its most unusual winters in its almost 40-year history. Six mountain areas - Lochaber, Glen Coe, ...

Due to ongoing staff cuts by the federal government, the Sierra Avalanche Center may have no choice but to cut back on the number of forecasts it issues.

Researchers identify a new mechanism that allows avalanches containing a mixture of rock and ice to travel very long distances.

Drivers traveling to or from Jackson, Wyoming, may need to plan an alternate route. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has scheduled a closure of Hoback Canyon for Friday, February 14 at ...

"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." ...

By Shannon Lukens.   Get ready for snow. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 6 a.m. Friday through 6 p.m. Saturday night ...

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

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

David Thompson Search and Rescue is hosting a free public avalanche safety training Feb. 21-22. The Friday, Feb. 21 class will be held at 7 p.m. at the rescue organization's building adjacent to ...

Co-ordinator Mark Diggins also said that for the first time in nearly 20 years there had been periods this season when SAIS had issued no daily avalanche hazard reports because snow was so scarce.