This was a large, persistent slab avalanche, which forms when a persistent weak layer is buried by additional layers of snow. "The persistent weak layer can cycle through periods of sensitivity ...

“The Fingers are a set of steep, rocky, northwest-facing avalanche paths that are easily accessed from the parking area at the summit of Berthoud Pass,” the center said. The slab avalanche ...

Avalanche Canada is reporting on the country's first avalanche-related fatality of the Winter '24/'25 season this morning, February 19, 2025. According to the preliminary report, the first skier in a ...

It is the first avalanche death of the season in Canada, according to Avalanche Canada. The first skier in a group of two triggered a wind slab avalanche ... year-old girl in Texas died by suicide ...

In a preliminary report, the Utah Avalanche Center said Wright “was caught, carried, and fully buried in a large hard slab avalanche.” Dave Sparks told Fox 13 Salt Lake City that his team at ...