An avalanche on Berthoud Pass, Colorado carried a snowboarder into a tree, snapping his board in two.

Towering snow-laden trees engulf me after hopping off the Flower Point chairlift and into out-of-bounds terrain. Eager to embark on my first journey through the backcountry, a tinge of nervousness ...

The run is on a southeast facing slope that has a maximum slope angle of 40 degrees ... wind loading and wind drifted slabs in the area. In several places, the avalanche's crown broke all the ...

The couloir has a wide entrance with about a 35 degree slope angle that funnels into ... There had been observations of natural slab and loose, dry snow avalanches following a storm.

This simple snowpack structure — a widespread weak layer under a thick, cohesive slab — makes for dangerous ... Popular GPS map apps have slope angle shading that helps identify slope angle and ...

Seven people were caught and carried in an avalanche Monday in backcountry terrain south of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, ...

The snowboarder is believed to have triggered the recent avalanche, which broke approximately 30 feet above him on the slope ... avalanche was a Persistent Slab. This type of avalanche includes ...

Most forecasts include information about avalanche risks at specific elevations, slope angles, and aspects. Understanding why certain types of avalanches are more prone to occur is also an ...

A snowboarder was caught in an avalanche Saturday ... wind deposits snow on the sheltered side of the slope. There were also wind-drifted slabs, where the snow can be densely packed down.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for western Montana through Wednesday morning, along with extreme ...