Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all ...

March has been wet and saw some good snowfalls, particularly in the higher terrain, but it has since gotten into the 50s and near 60 in the past week, and low elevation snows, with no compaction, have ...

Work to clear State Route 20 North Cascades Highway (milepost 134-178) started at Early Winters on Monday, March 23. Crews ...

Three of the survivors of last week’s deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe were buried under the snow before being dug out by their fellow skiers in the moments after the disaster, according to an initial ...

The group of 15 backcountry skiers would have had only seconds to process the mass of snow heading toward them — traveling at as much as 100 mph — after one skier spotted it and shouted “Avalanche!” ...