A 29-year-old man was killed after being caught in an avalanche on Mount McKinley in Alaska Tuesday evening. Nicholas Vizzini of Washington State and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, were ...

A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America’s tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death of this year’s climbing season on Alaska’s Mount ...

Never in the history of the Swiss Alps has a glacier caused such destruction as the one that collapsed in stunning fashion on ...

Most avalanches occur after a big snowstorm ... “Thirty-eight degrees is like the magic number in Colorado for slope angle,” Mr. Roman said. Even if it doesn’t trigger naturally, a human ...

The avalanche crown at the top of the slide path was estimated to be 2 to 3 feet deep and 500 feet wide, and it failed on a weak layer of buried surface hoar where the slope angle measured 35 to ...

According to USDMA, avalanches are common in the Himalayan region with altitudes over 3,500 metres and where the slope is generally ... He further added, "In most avalanche incidents, it is ...

A pair of snowmobilers were injured in a massive avalanche on a Utah mountain, rescuers said. Wasatch County Search & Rescue on Facebook A pair of snowmobilers were injured when they were caught ...

COAC forecasted “considerable” avalanche danger that day. Gabe Coler, the organization’s lead forecaster, said most avalanche ... temperature increases or slope angles are a “grey area.” ...

Most forecasts include information about avalanche risks at specific elevations, slope angles, and aspects ... Here are a few common signs of unstable snow to remember: Unfortunately, many ...

Most forecasts include information about avalanche risks at specific elevations, slope angles, and aspects ... unstable snow through pictures and in-field examples. Here are a few common signs of ...