Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mountain rescue team member searches for potential buried victims in the French Alps. Avalanches form in various ways but are ...

The winter storm bringing heavy snowfall and whistling winds to the Sierra Nevada peaks is sharply increasing the risk of dangerous avalanches, with the National Weather Service issuing a warning ...

Whether you tour, hike, or snowmobile, you need to know how these common spring conditions can trigger deadly slides.

The warnings were clear and eerie. A winter storm warning forecast up to 8 feet of snow in California’s Lake Tahoe Region, and avalanche conditions were considered "very dangerous." Blackbird Mountain ...