An unstable snowpack due to topsy-turvy weather late last year was one of the factors behind the first deadly avalanche of the year in Colorado, according to investigators.

The stability of Colorado’s current snowpack is comparable to a house of cards, as demonstrated by the number of avalanche warnings, watches and special avalanche advisories issued by the Colorado ...

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Dangerous avalanche conditions are widespread across Colorado following a big New Year's storm.

Nearly 200 years ago, in the depths of a freezing winter, a Sussex town became the scene of the deadliest avalanche in British history. In the early hours of 27 December, 1836, people living in ...

“Since Christmas, we have received hundreds of reports of avalanches,” the CAIC said in a social post. “Most reports describe Persistent Slab avalanche behavior with remote ...

The riders, "knowingly ducked a rope closure line" and triggered a D2 wind slab avalanche that caught three of the four riders in the group. The observation does not include a photo of the ...

Matt Hartsell, a ski patroller and avalanche team leader for the resort, said at the time that the November slide was, “the largest slab avalanche we have seen in Steamboat in almost two decades.” ...

"Through the rest of the week, the risk of avalanches will be elevated as wind has the opportunity to continue moving light density snow and forming sensitive wind slabs," they said. They ...