“This is the first time anyone has managed to map out an entire individual underwater avalanche of this size and calculate its growth factor. What is so interesting is how the event grew from a ...

Saturday’s avalanche death is the third in Colorado this winter and the second fatality in less than a week in that state.

In the midst of a winter storm on Friday, avalanche conditions were deemed dangerous from Craig to the New Mexico border, the length of the Western Slope. In the aftermath of the storm ...

25 to 30 people die in avalanches in the U.S., according to the National Avalanche Center. The center's current map shows moderate and considerable risks in parts of Colorado, Utah and Idaho while ...