a slab avalanche, in which a mass of snow detaches from a slope. Asudden disturbance, including a stimulus seemingly as slight as a hiker’s steps, or the sheer force of snow’s own weight ...

According to an accident summary published by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), one skier was caught and ...

This article has been updated to include the avalanche problems listed in the Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecast ...

According to an accident summary published by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), one skier was caught and injured by a wet slab avalanche on Saturday, April 12, on a run called K ...

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 ...

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 ...

“So it kind of produced a really significant layer for slab avalanches — and then into the beginning of March, the snow really started coming as it normally does.’ “We’ve gotten all that ...

"Natural storm slabs were observed on northwest alpine slopes, suspected to have run overnight on Wednesday. Several dry loose [avalanches] were reported from steep terrain at treeline around ...

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 ...

This Sunday, March 23, 2025, image released by the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center shows the aftermath of a slab avalanche that killed a snow machine rider on Saturday, March 22 ...