Meanwhile, photographers took pictures so that they could compare ... Scientists are hoping to learn more about how avalanches form. They believe the most deadly type of avalanche, dubbed a ...

Avalanches form when a slab of snow sits over a weak layer. And what causes these weak layers? Cold, sunny days. Snow is a good insulator, and it can trap the sun’s heat an inch or so below the ...

In The Conversation, a physicist explains how avalanches form and what skiers can do to escape and survive them. Avalanches: What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse?

An avalanche is caused by a chain reaction of events. A vibration or a change in terrain can have a cascading and devastating impact. A similar process may happen when living tissues are subject ...

An avalanche is caused by a chain reaction of events. A vibration or a change in terrain can have a cascading and devastating impact. A similar process may happen when living tissues are subject to ...

Wind on Mars may have triggered avalanches on the Red Planet's dunes ... This evidence comes in the form of deep wedge-shaped hollows several yards across in dunes that perch above fan-shaped ...

A 2½-day AST 1 course combines classroom theory with mountaintop practice. You'll learn how avalanches form, how to interpret bulletins and how to test the stability of the snowpack. Emphasis is ...

As the snow piles up in and around Juneau, avalanches are going to once again become part of residents’ lives. Alaska Electric Light and Power Avalanche Forecaster Mike Janes is sharing his ...

Sometimes a slide happens in the form of loose snow, called a sluff. Sluffs account for only a small percentage of deaths and property damage from avalanches, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center.