Aerial view of Mt. Shasta (Charles O’Rear / Getty Images) We’d slid hundreds of feet, but at first glance, all seemed OK. No head injuries or broken limbs. Our gear was intact.

In this case, the images all stitched together seamlessly and the nice light on Mt. Shasta was the exclamation point. The panorama took in about a 160-degree view with little distortion, a ...

The disappearance of Mt. Shasta's snowpack not only has turned its summit brown but also has hastened the melting of glaciers, unleashing torrents of mud and rocks.

The avalanche warning extends beyond Mount Shasta, with Avalanche Center forecasters also highlighting risks in Castle Lake, the Eddy Mountains, and Ash Creek Butte, particularly above 7,000-foot ...