Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of forecasters for the Sierra Avalanche Center provide daily avalanche advisories based on their field observations ...

Avalanche defined as a rapid snow mass flow down slopes. Forms when weak layers collapse under slab weight. Four types: slab, loose snow, wet snow, and glide avalanches. Triggers include heavy snow, ...

When the weather is warm, the potential for larger wet slab avalanches increases. As the water drains, a weak layer of snow ...

Three avalanche safety organizations have released Avalanche Aware, a free online course that covers the winter backcountry travel fundamentals. In a joint press release, the groups mentioned that ...

NEVADA COUNTY, Calif.– Eight of the nine skiers who were reported missing after an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada on Tuesday have been found dead. Officials said one person is still missing and ...

Eight backcountry skiers have been confirmed dead and one remains missing after an avalanche Tuesday near the Frog Lake huts in the Castle Peak area north of Truckee, according to the Nevada County ...

The avalanche, the deadliest in California history and fourth deadliest in U.S. history, killed at least eight people and ...

An avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area swept away 15 backcountry skiers and guides, killing nine, The Sacramento Bee reported. Six were rescued. A search continues for one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A snowmobile is parked at Alder Creek Adventure Center, one of two sites where search crews were launched to try to locate a group ...