Two ski patrol members were trying to mitigate the threat of an avalanche after a storm had dumped about 6 feet of snow on ...

The includes the entire greater Lake Tahoe area, the Sierra Avalanche Center said. The Sierra Avalanche Center measures the ...

The Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association hosted Utah Avalanche Center forecaster Craig Gordon to explain the state of the snowpack in Park City this Tuesday.

or hiking in avalanche terrain. Before heading out, each member of your party turns their beacon on send mode and wears it on their person the entire time they’re in avalanche terrain. In the event ...

Solitude drives the point home with a connection to a tragedy that happened in the backcountry on the same day of the rope-ducking incident: "Yesterday (2/8) an avalanche also occurred in backcountry ...

Superior, indicating that avalanche danger extends farther than you may think. With previous slope angle shading tools, the lower angle terrain shading usually starts in the low to mid 20 degree ...

Level 2: Moderate - Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features, evaluate terrain and snowpack. Level 3: Considerable - Dangerous avalanche conditions, remain cautious when ...

an avalanche also occurred in backcountry terrain adjacent to Solitude, resulting in a fatality. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim. Ducking ropes into closed areas of ...