Astle, 42, fell at approximately 5:54 p.m. local time on Wednesday, July 9. The Glacier National Park Dispatch was ...

Click here for the Uintas area forecast. Read the Utah Avalanche Center's blog here. There have been five confirmed avalanche deaths in Utah this year, including some experienced backcountry skiers.

Teen Who Set Off Avalanche Is Fourth Person Killed on Alaska Slopes This Month A 16-year-old was riding a snowmobile in the Kenai Mountains when he was swept away and buried, officials said.

An avalanche in the Alaska backcountry swept away and buried three skiers who were believed to be dead under a pile of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.

Avalanche buries at least 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska officials say Fifteen people have been killed across the U.S. by avalanches so far this winter.

GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story ...

If the deaths are confirmed it would be the deadliest U.S. avalanche since three climbers were killed in a slide in Washington’s Cascade Mountains two years ago.

The center's current map shows moderate and considerable risks in parts of Colorado, Utah and Idaho while avalanche warnings are in place for areas in Washington and neighboring Montana.

A series of storms have left behind prime skiing and riding conditions in the mountains across Utah, but conditions are also indicative of considerable danger for avalanche accidents this weekend.

A 37-year-old man was killed in an avalanche in the Utah backcountry while snowmobiling Monday, authorities said. Scott Wright, from Evanston, Wyoming, was snowmobiling with a friend in the Monte ...