The skies are deep blue and the pure white powder snow is sparkling. This week's fresh snow is adding a fluffy layer over snow from earlier in the month -- and it's adding danger. "Avalanche ...

That perfect powder pocket might be alluring ... make field observations each time you recreate in the backcountry. Take note of the snow quality, look for recent avalanches on the surrounding peaks, ...

A skier was killed in an avalanche on January 7 ... 10 more inches of snow in the two days leading up to the accident covered the older snowpack with a layer of fresh powder. The skier's spouse ...

But powder and people are key ingredients for avalanches. And the worry among avalanche forecasters, snow-science experts and search-and-rescue leaders is that the number of fatalities — roughly ...

Thin slabs cause fairly small amounts of damage, while the thick ones are responsible for MANY FATALITIES. Powder Snow Avalanche A mix of the other forms, Loose Snow and Slab. The bottom half of this ...

Colorado avalanche experts say a snowy November followed by a mild December created a fragile snowpack that was covered by a ...

The Ridgway man who died Jan. 7 in an avalanche in southwestern Colorado was found by his wife, who went to the trail after ...

An avalanche closed the Parks Highway near Cantwell around 10 a.m. on Friday morning, dumping about six feet of snow and ...

A skier was killed in an avalanche on ... 10 more inches of snow in the two days leading up to the accident covered the older snowpack with a layer of fresh powder. The skier's spouse alerted ...