Predicting when and where they might happen is currently very difficult leaving local communities vulnerable to this under-researched phenomenon. View on euronews ...

After a dry snow season so far, avalanche danger across Utah’s central and northern mountains is expected to skyrocket this weekend, posing a significant threat to anyone planning to hit the ...

Local avalanche conditions will likely worsen next week, with a low-pressure system expected to bring snow starting Wednesday ...

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

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

A skier was killed in an avalanche on January ... in November followed by a dry December created a weak snowpack composed largely of facets. Several storms in late December though early January ...

“But that’s gonna coincide with a fairly rapid increase in avalanche danger as we move into the weekend and into the early part of next week.” After a fairly dry December snow-wise, Lazar ...

HUNGRY HORSE — Avalanche danger is growing in the Flathead as snow hits the region and forecasters have hit the slopes to keep people updated on backcountry conditions. “We had a dry spell ...

“It’s an abnormal dry start to the winter that weakens the snowpack,” he said. “You put snow on top of it and it slides.” U.S. Army officials have been urging modernization of avalanche ...