Avalanche experts say adding sensors that measure wind, solar radiation and snowpack temperatures could help refine avalanche ...

Most avalanche disasters begin long before the snow moves, shaped by invisible layers, human behavior, and ignored ...

An avalanche forecaster at the Alaska Department of Transportation said the agency is anticipating road closures due to the ...

An avalanche closed part of a highway in the borough of Haines, a small town about 90 miles north of Juneau in Alaska’s ...

Mountains don’t negotiate. They don’t care about your summit plans or your Instagram-worthy expedition. When the white death comes sliding down, physics becomes the only language that matters. This ...

After enduring weeks of record-breaking cold and snowfall that buried Alaska’s capital city, taxing local infrastructure and ...

A group of five snowmobilers were returning from Castle Peak in California on Jan. 5 when an avalanche occurred, burying one of them, authorities said Despite being dug out and administered first aid, ...

Analysis: part one of a series on the impact of the avalanche winter of 1951, from protection forests to avalanche barriers and hazard maps.

Thirty-year-old Cole Murphy was conducting avalanche mitigation work for the safety of resort guests on Lincoln Mountain when ...