Hannah Hughes was backcountry skiing in Norway when she looked up to see a wall of snow barreling towards her. She now faces ...

Avalanche danger is expected to increase across Colorado's high country heading into the weekend as a new round of snow moves into the mountains. Brian Lazar, deputy director of the Colorado Avalanche ...

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 ...

A weekslong "snow drought" in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened, making ...

SILVER VALLEY, Idaho - Snow has finally arrived in the Inland Northwest after a mild winter, but avalanche experts warn the conditions are dangerous. For many skiers and snowboarders, the backcountry ...

UPDATE June 25, 2026, 1:10 P.M. MT: Some reports state that the incident happened on Kapura Peak (21,502 feet), not K6. Outside will continue to update this story as we learn more. “Both Christina and ...

Snow scientist Craig Clements says a snow drought likely contributed to this week’s deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada, where eight people died and one is still missing, New snow falling on top of ...

A recent dry spell meant that as heavy snow fell this week, it landed on an unstable snowpack. By Nazaneen Ghaffar and Judson Jones Weather reporters The conditions that set off Tuesday’s avalanche ...