Backcountry skier killed in El Dorado County avalanche
A skier died in an avalanche near the Powderhouse Peak and Luther Pass area, the sheriff's office says. EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. — A backcountry skier died Monday afternoon after an avalanche on an El ...
Ice climber swept away by avalanche when snow below him gives way, NH officials say
A pair of climbers, a 31-year-old man and 36-year-old woman, made their way to the Black Dike climbing route in Franconia Notch State Park on Sunday, Feb. 16, the New Hampshire Fish and Game ...
How WSDOT monitors avalanche threats across the Cascade passes
The WSDOT snow study plot near The Summit at Snoqualmie is adorned with all sorts of gauges and measuring equipment to monitor snowpack and avalanche danger.
An avalanche in Oregon may have buried people near a snowmobile trail, authorities say
Search and rescue crews were responding Tuesday to a report that an avalanche might have buried at least one person near a ...
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Buried for an hour after an avalanche, watch this snowmobiler get rescued near Vail Pass
Rescuers released video of an avalanche rescue that happened on Monday in which crews were able to find a snowmobile rider who was beneath the snow for over an hour.