The Nevada Department of Transportation used an avalanche control system on the Mt. Rose Highway summit to produce the slide.

Avalanche-risk in the region was rated high Tuesday by the Sierra Avalanche Center — the second-most-dangerous level below ...

More than two feet of snow is forecast for Colorado’s highest peaks by 5 a.m. Thursday, and the storm is expected to continue ...

Avalanches have been occurring throughout the Tahoe region all weekend, an expert told The Bee.

If such snow hits an obstacle at only moderate speed, its compressibility acts like the crumple zone in a car. "As the snow compacts in front of the obstacle, it can greatly reduce the force of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Juneau, Alaska, was hammered with heavy snow to close out 2025. More than half the month's total snowfall ...

HAINES, Alaska – An avalanche closed part of a highway in the borough of Haines, a small town about 90 miles north of Juneau in Alaska's panhandle on Tuesday night — the latest debris slide in the ...

Avalanche danger will continue to increase this week across Colorado after the state saw fresh snowfall on Monday and more snow is expected on Thursday. Colorado Avalanche Information Center Deputy ...

IDAHO — Avalanche danger in the Idaho Panhandle is considerable, according to the Friends of the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center. New dense snow and rain have added weight to slabs on weak snow ...

SALT LAKE CITY — While snow brings the chance to hit the slopes, avalanche experts encourage people to enjoy the mountains safely. They say lower snow totals this season can be misleading — just ...

DENVER (KDVR) — While there are lots of ways to enjoy the great Colorado outdoors in the winter there are as many ways to get into trouble, even killed. Hunting, hiking, even ice fishing can be bad ...