The Valentine’s Day avalanche occurred during avalanche mitigation work after roughly six feet of snow had fallen at Mammoth Mountain in 36 hours. Another ski patroller involved in the incident was ...

Most avalanches occur after a big snowstorm ... Sometimes, barrelling snow can create a powder cloud that can travel over 180 m.p.h. and cause significant damage on its own.

Some of Europe’s top ski resorts, including Zermatt in Switzerland and Val d’Isere in France, were forced to shut as heavy ...

Heavy snowfall began Tuesday night and continues into Thursday. Rain-snow limit has dropped as low as 600–800m in some valleys. Snowfall rates up to 3–4 cm per hour, with 1.5–2.5 meters of new snow ...

In addition, snow pinwheels, shown in the image below, are also a good indication that avalanche conditions are dangerous. Cornices also become increasingly unstable due to warming temperatures ...

Witnesses claimed that the avalanche occurred after they saw ”a group” of people riding on snow machines on the “backside of Seattle Ridge” — described as an “unstable area ...

A teenager died after triggering an avalanche at a mountain pass in southern Alaska, authorities and officials said, marking the state's fourth snow slide fatality this month. The body of Tucker ...

Continued heavy snow in the Savoie area has led Meteo France to issue an orange alert for a "strong or very strong avalanche risk", with the agency adding: "Many avalanches may occur spontaneously ...

A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month.Alaska State Troopers said the body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna was ...