Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of forecasters for the Sierra Avalanche Center provide daily avalanche advisories based on their field observations ...
When the weather is warm, the potential for larger wet slab avalanches increases. As the water drains, a weak layer of snow ...
The avalanche, the deadliest in California history and fourth deadliest in U.S. history, killed at least eight people and ...
View post: How Old Were You When You First Tried Skiing? Our Readers Weigh In The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) is warning backcountry users that it is very concerned about the ...
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 ...
An avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area swept away 15 backcountry skiers and guides, killing nine, The Sacramento Bee reported. Six were rescued. A search continues for one ...
The conditions that drove the deadliest avalanche in California's modern history began to emerge days in advance, as a blizzard brewed after an unusually dry January in the Sierra Nevada. Citing rapid ...