Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all ...

Since avalanches are often in the news in Colorado without any deaths stemming from them, it can be hard to understand the devastating force behind one, but if you look into the accompanying data, ...

Snow scientist Craig Clements says a snow drought likely contributed to this week’s deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada, where eight people died and one is still missing, New snow falling on top of ...

The SBX backpack system from Safeback is designed to pull and deliver oxygen from snow if the wearer is buried by an avalanche, thus increasing their survival time. A group of intrepid volunteers has ...

As a major winter storm hits the Sierra Nevada, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) crews are hard at work keeping roadways safe and clear. Traffic was stopped, and after the avalanche was ...

A weekslong "snow drought" in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened, making ...

This week's deadly avalanche north of California's Lake Tahoe involved a group of 15 backcountry skiers and left only six survivors. The slide quickly became the deadliest in state history and the ...

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Avalanche danger will continue to increase this week across Colorado after the state saw fresh snowfall on Monday and more snow is expected on Thursday. Colorado Avalanche Information Center Deputy ...