Large amounts of mountain snow fell over the weekend in southwest Montana and other locations. An Avalanche Warning has been ...

Understanding the dynamics of snow avalanches and analyzing their stability is crucial for improving safety measures in avalanche-prone areas. Recent research has focused on various aspects of ...

From a snowpack-loading standpoint, that means the storm is likely to come through "right-side-up," said Avalanche Forecaster Cam Mackenzie, with heavier, higher-density snow falling at the ...

If the individual (instead of the snowboard) had hit the tree, the result may not have been as lucky," they added. The CAIC reports that the avalanche was a Persistent Slab. This type of avalanche ...

West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes and West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes are to get between 10 and 30 inches of snow above 3,000 feet. The Northwest Avalanche Center warned ...

She spotted an avalanche on the slope, initiated a transceiver search and immediately acquired a signal, the report said. She pinpointed him with her avalanche probe and yelled for help as she started ...