Summit County12h
With 500 avalanches, 15 people caught in slides and 2 fatalities, February is shaping up to be a deadly month in Colorado’s backcountry
February has historically been the deadliest month for avalanches in Colorado, and with two fatal avalanches so far in ...
KBOI Boise on MSN20h
Avalanche danger surges in Sawtooth and Galena zones as unstable slabs form
Avalanche danger is high in the Sawtooth-Western Smokys and Galena-Eastern Mountains zones, while conditions remain ...
The Durango Herald8d
Nearly 60 avalanches reported in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains during Valentine’s Day storm
Two avalanches that received such a rating happened the day of the storm, Feb. 14, in the Southern San Juan Mountains. One was attributed to persistent slab, which is a “release of a cohesive ...
Yahoo5d
First Avalanche Fatality of Season Rocks Canada
According to the preliminary report, the first skier in a group of two triggered a large wind slab avalanche near the top of Kapristo Mountain on the eastern edge of British Columbia on Monday ...
katv6d
2 skiers killed by avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains
According to a preliminary report from the center, the two people were backcountry skiing on Monday when they were buried by a "D2, Storm Slab avalanche," which occurred at an elevation of 6,700 ...