A skier and physicist at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies avalanches explains what happens in an avalanche and ...

There have already been nine avalanches that have reached the road in Avalanche Alley and the Idaho Transportation Department has been forced to close Highway 21 several times this winter.

CAIC warns that anticipated heavy snowfall over the weekend and through New Years ... Steamboat Springs saw its biggest ever in-bounds avalanche in early December when a crown that was more than 1,000 ...

CDOT studies estimate a $1.6 million hit to the Colorado economy for every hour that I-70 must be closed for avalanche ...

An Avalanche Warning is in effect until 5 ... The San Juans miss the biggest part of the snow, but 1-4 inches of new snow is possible in the areas that get snow. Southern areas of the San Juans ...

In winter, avalanches pose the biggest danger in the mountains ... the risk of avalanches in the mountains rises as the amount of snow increases. One of the protective measures to reduce the ...

Ski patrollers miffed by wages they say are too low for high living costs have put a wrench in operations at the biggest U.S. ski resort with a rare strike that began over the busy holidays and ...

Slopes between 25 and 40 degrees run the greatest risk of avalanches. Those are also ideal for skiing, of course. If the slope is less than 25 degrees, there might be little slips, but the snow ...