As the first week of April brings a storm to Colorado’s High Country, the shift from last week’s false spring back to cold temperatures and snow signals a return of winter avalanche danger. On Tuesday ...

Avalanche forecaster Charlotte MacDonald stood before 40 hikers, climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders and wilderness rescuers — folks for whom Tuckerman Ravine is a household name and a ...

After a warm week, Thursday ushers in the return of cooler, stormier weather. Currently, most Colorado mountains are at low (1 of 5) danger, but with new snowfall we could see enough snow to drive ...

A triple threat of cooler temperatures, strong winds and areas of heavy snow over the last few days have boosted the avalanche danger heading into the weekend for some of the state's backcountry areas ...

How should backcountry skiers think about avalanche danger during corn season and beyond? A few weeks ago I set off to ski the north couloir on Feather Peak, deep in the heart of the Eastern Sierra.

SODA SPRINGS — Avalanches are a significant natural hazard especially in the mountain ranges of Idaho where adrenaline seekers swarm during the winter months. Although spring has started, avalanches ...

A 29-year-old skier visiting Alaska's Denali National Park died on June 10 after being caught in an avalanche while descending Mt. McKinley. Nicholas Vizzini of Washington state was descending the ...