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 ...

The Mount Washington Avalanche Center is warning Granite Staters about the potential for avalanches. The center set the ...

A man snowshoeing in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains survived with only minor injuries after being partially buried by an ...

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has received an influx of reports of avalanches as it warns that avalanche danger will remain elevated throughout the state through at least New Year’s Day.

Avalanche sizes are classified by their destructive potential, according to Avalanche Canada’s website. Size 1 avalanches are considered relatively harmless to people, while size 2 avalanches ...