In a gliding avalanche, the entire snowpack slides down a suitable substratum such as grass or slabs of rock. Such avalanches are always released naturally. This requires the snow on the ground to ...

wet avalanches, and then wet slabs.” When this week’s storm, which could drop up to a foot of snow in some places, sees next week’s “warm temperatures and strong April sunshine for the first time, it ...

wet avalanches, and then wet slabs.” When this week’s storm, initially expected to drop up to a foot of snow in some places, sees next week’s “warm temperatures and strong April sunshine for the first ...

If the new snow in the mountains has you thinking of strapping on your skis and heading into the backcountry this weekend, Avalanche Canada has some advice — “err on the side of caution ...

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 ...

Photo: Brent Okita and Andrew Longstreth/Crystal Mountain At the time of the slide, the avalanche danger was rated as Considerable at elevations above 4500 ft with wet slabs like this ...

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 freezing ...

All of the new additions have improved the ceiling of this Colorado Avalanche team, but Tuesday night showed the floor has been raised as well. The Avs have played several great games in the past ...

The RCMP said in a statement that a transport helicopter saw the avalanche happen and was able to sound the alarm to get the skiers help. Unfortunately, three of the four skiers were found dead.

Three people were killed, including an American, and a fourth critically injured after a devastating avalanche swept away a group of skiers in Canada, local officials said. The incident unfolded ...

Getty Three skiers were killed and a fourth was critically injured after they were swept away by an avalanche in British Columbia, Canada. The deadly incident happened just before 1:00 p.m. on ...

One other man, a 40-year-old from British Columbia, was critically injured. Three people were killed when a large avalanche swept away a group of skiers in Canada, officials said. The avalanche ...