Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Exposing only one person at a time to avalanche terrain is an accepted best practice for backcountry travel," the report notes.

When the weather is warm, the potential for larger wet slab avalanches increases. As the water drains, a weak layer of snow is compromised. Democratic lawmaker flips party to become Republican ...

Eight of the nine people reported missing after a massive avalanche struck a guided backcountry ski group near Lake Tahoe were confirmed dead Wednesday, Nevada County authorities said, making the ...

The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history. A 3-D model reconstruction of Perry's Peak area based on data from the United ...