If you are a snowmobiler, skier or snowshoer who ventures into the backcountry outside of any controlled areas or resorts, experts recommend you have an avalanche beacon. And just wearing one doesn't ...

The Utah Avalanche Center is encouraging people to learn about avalanche safety and prevention as they head to the mountains ...

According to Dullin, McQuinn & Young, an average of 22.5 Americans die from avalanche-related causes each year. During the Winter of 24/25, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) recorded 22 ...

With a recent storm system bringing prolonged heavy snowfall and dangerous avalanche conditions to Colorado over the past week, a mountain rescue team has issued a reminder to backcountry skiers and ...

WHITEFISH, Mont. - Two new avalanche beacon checkers have been installed near backcountry entrances. The Flathead National Forest launched the Are You Beeping? campaign last month with three stations ...

This Saturday, Arapahoe Basin will host the 8th Annual Beacon Bowl, which takes place at A-Basin’s avalanche beacon park at the base of Lenawee lift. Contests are held to see who can find a buried ...

Many more skiers have started to pursue backcountry skiing as a way to get virgin powder. But far too few of them have taken an avalanche awareness class, or practiced repeatedly with beacons and ...

The backcountry looms large in the imagination of skiers everywhere. It’s beautiful, fearsome, and the last best place to score untouched snow. That latter part may be the backcountry's biggest appeal ...

A video captured the dramatic rescue of a couple near Ushuaia, Argentina, who had been buried in an avalanche. The video, shared by Tripin Argentina and a local rescue group on social media, ...

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will host the 12th annual Beacon Bowl and Avalanche Awareness Day on Saturday, Feb. 8. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, a ...

Crystal Mountain ski patrol helped find and rescue Emily Anderson. Dec. 19, 2012— -- An experienced skier was buried alive on Crystal Mountain in Washington Monday when more than 3 feet of snow ...