An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep. One person died in the ...

He watched as the avalanche swept up his brother who was standing next to his snowmobile below the slope. The snow carried him about 150 yards and fully buried him. The man’s brother used a ...

COLORADO, USA — With heavy mountain snow expected at times, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) is warning backcountry travelers of a significant increase in avalanche danger ...

Slopes between 25 and 40 degrees run the greatest risk of avalanches. Those are also ideal for skiing, of course. If the slope is less than 25 degrees, there might be little slips, but the snow ...

He attempted to climb up to the avalanche’s tip, but the snow was deep and wouldn’t support him. open image in gallery Lumpy snow from the Utah avalanche fills the slope of Cache County’s ...