After weeks of drought, the first snowfall in the Karakoram has triggered an avalanche that broke one climber's leg. A rescue ...

Authorities are confirming the death of a skier who triggered an avalanche alongside his climbing partner, a snowboarder, while descending a slope in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Since May 25, observers have reported over 40 avalanches to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. About 60% of those were larger, more dangerous wet slab avalanches, many of which occurred in ...

Washington resident Nicholas Vizzini, 29, died after he was caught in a soft slab avalanche around 6:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, June 10, the National Park Service said via a press release ...

Dry slab avalanches typically reach speeds up to 80 mph (129 kph) within seconds, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center. Wet avalanches usually travel around 20 mph (32 kph).

A 37-year-old man was killed after an avalanche "caught, ... Rescuers say 'monster slabs of snow' made recovery difficult in Monte Cristo Snowmobile Area. By Stephen Sorace Fox News.

A skier died after triggering an avalanche that carried him more than 1,500 feet down North America’s tallest peak, officials said, marking the second death at Denali National Park and Preserve ...

There was slabs of snow that were five feet thick by 12 feet long — just monster slabs of snow,” Sparks told the news outlet. 2 Skiers Killed in Utah Avalanche, 1 Rescued After Digging Himself ...

Slab avalanches, which occur when a wide layer of a hardened snow slides down a slope, are responsible for the most deaths, according to the forest service. Sponsor Message.

Wright "was caught, carried, and fully buried in a large hard slab avalanche" in the Whiskey Hill-Beer Hill area of Curtis Creek, the Utah Avalanche Center said.

Skier died after being caught in avalanche in Utah's Uinta mountains, sheriff says Fourteen people have died in the Uinta mountains dating back to 1998, according to the Utah Avalanche Center's data.