OnX Backcountry recently rolled out new in-app avalanche tools, so we tested it on a day of backcountry ski touring in Utah..

That perfect powder pocket might be alluring ... make field observations each time you recreate in the backcountry. Take note of the snow quality, look for recent avalanches on the surrounding peaks, ...

Colorado avalanche experts say a snowy November followed by a mild December created a fragile snowpack that was covered by a ...

A skier was killed in an avalanche on January 7, 2025 on Red Mountain Pass in Colorado. Following the accident, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has released a full investigation and ...

But, the fresh powder with up to a foot of accumulation in the Northern mountains will drive avalanche danger to likely increase back to considerable over the holiday weekend.

An avalanche closed the Parks Highway near Cantwell around 10 a.m. on Friday morning, dumping about six feet of snow and ...

The Ridgway man who died Jan. 7 in an avalanche in southwestern Colorado was found by his wife, who went to the trail after ...

Slopes between 25 and 40 degrees run the greatest risk of avalanches. Those are also ideal for skiing, of course. If the slope is less than 25 degrees, there might be little slips, but the snow ...

A skier was killed in an avalanche on ... 10 more inches of snow in the two days leading up to the accident covered the older snowpack with a layer of fresh powder. The skier's spouse alerted ...