Discover how modern methods in avalanche control are improving safety and reducing delays in the Cascades this winter.

STEVENS PASS, Wash. – Avalanche control will take place on Highway 2 at Stevens Pass early Saturday morning, March 22, 2025, beginning at 4 a.m. According to the Washington State Department of ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation says a new remote-controlled system will replace the aging artillery once used to trigger avalanches over Snoqualmie Pass, marking a major safety and ...

KALISPELL - An environmental group is questioning the effectiveness of using explosives to control avalanches along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park. Explosives are one method that will ...

Many more skiers have started to pursue backcountry skiing as a way to get virgin powder. But far too few of them have taken an avalanche awareness class, or practiced repeatedly with beacons and ...

ALTA, Utah (ABC4) — An avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday evening led to hour-long closures of SR-210, and several vehicles were caught in the avalanche. Later Tuesday night, John ...