Over time, this process, combined with additional weight from new or wind-redistributed snow, is the prime culprit in slab avalanches, the most deadly and most common kind. In a safe, stable ...

Teen riding snowmachine was killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where four. have died in snow slides this month.

In a gliding avalanche, the entire snowpack slides down a suitable substratum such as grass or slabs of rock. Such avalanches ...

Intense thunderstorms sweeping through the Rio Grande Valley are unleashing unleashed flash floods across multiple counties ...

The most recent incident was on Feb. 28 in Washington state, where three snowmobilers triggered a large slab avalanche, the National Avalanche Center reported. One person was buried and killed in ...

At the time of the slide, the avalanche danger was rated as Considerable at elevations above 4500 ft with wet slabs like this one being the top problem. Temperatures in the area stayed above ...