In the wake of recent accidents, the Utah Avalanche Center emphasized that risk persists even for those familiar with backcountry travel.

Nov. 19—The 15th annual Northern Rockies Snow and Avalanche Workshop, an entire day of learning dedicated to snow and avalanches, filled the Whitefish Performing Arts Center last weekend with experts ...

Do you want to ski or ride in the backcountry but don’t have the knowledge or skills to do it safely? The Keystone Ski Patrol is presenting an Avalanche Awareness Class to help guide you on your way ...

The Sierra Avalanche Center has hired local avalanche professional Wendolyn Antibus as the organization’s education manager.

We’re learning more about Blackbird Mountain Guides, the Truckee-based adventure company at the center of what is being called California’s deadliest avalanche ...

OGDEN — Snow is starting to return to the mountains, and with it, a potentially deadly threat. The first week in December marks Avalanche Awareness Week and entities — both local and statewide — are ...

A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and guides near Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada as an intense storm brought heavy, wet snow to the region on Feb. 17, 2026. Six of the ...

The article offers beginner tips for safe backcountry skiing, emphasizing avalanche awareness and education. Essential skills: master resort skiing, get avalanche training, and learn to use safety ...

On a snowy Wednesday at Snoqualmie Pass, Jasper Boas was doing what families across Washington do all winter — taking his two ...

A Rochester family started a community fund to honor their 11-year-old daughter Madelyn “Maddie” Eitas, who died in an avalanche on a ski trip Feb. 19.