Those who love skiing and snowboarding in untouched powder will go to great lengths to get their fix, wandering off between the trees into areas of ski resorts that are more wilderness than ski area.

With 2-4 feet of snow in the immediate forecast, Timberline Lodge on Oregon's Mt. Hood is warning skiers and riders about the hazards associated with riding in deep snow. "The pow is real and there’s ...

Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team, the Ski Patrol and volunteers look for snowboarder at the Mt. Baker Ski Area in 2018. Two people were rescued from tree wells at the Mt. Baker ...

'There is a risk in order to build those memories, to have those experiences' BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- Following Monday's tree well tragedy at Mt. Bachelor, winter safety is at the top of experienced ...

There's snow in the forecast for most of the western US, a LOT of snow. Places in California are bracing for possibilities of ...

MOUNT HOOD Ore. (KPTV) - As more snow is expected in the mountains leading up to spring break, including up on Mount Hood, local officials are asking people to be extra cautious around tree wells.

Snow immersion suffocation — or SIS — can happen when a skier or snowboarder falls into a tree well or into a pile of loose, deep snow and becomes immobilized and trapped, leading to suffocation.

On Wednesday morning, ski patrollers at Steamboat Springs found the body of Grace Lynn McNeil, a ski instructor at Arapahoe Basin who had been reported missing Tuesday afternoon. McNeil, who was 23 ...

On March 17, 2025, Deschutes County 911 received an emergency SOS text message via satellite from an Apple device at 3:04 p.m. The message reported a "trapped and injured person in steep terrain," ...

Heavy snow accumulating on tree branches can cause them to bend and ultimately snap. Rather than letting this happen, homeowners should keep an eye on their trees and remove a build-up of snow as it ...