An avalanche is a sudden, fast-moving slide of snow down a mountain slope, triggered when weather conditions weaken the ...

Experts say the avalanche that killed one person and injured another at Palisades Tahoe Wednesday morning isn’t the first to occur in the Tahoe region this season and it won’t be the last. According ...

With a major winter storm in the forecast for this weekend, Colorado backcountry officials are warning that the fresh snow will lead to a significant increase in avalanche danger across the state.

Forgive the pun, but the earth recently shifted in Colorado in snow riding liability law. Christopher Norris, a 28-year-old father of two, died in an avalanche in the Trestle Trees area of the Winter ...