Simply put, the work alpine rescue teams do is really f*cking badass. These men and women dedicate their lives to one of the ...

Wasatch Backcountry Rescue trains dogs for avalanche and mountain emergencies. President Marguerite Van Komen shares how Wasatch Backcountry Rescue trains elite search-and-rescue dogs to respond to ...

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 ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -- A woman buried in an avalanche says she's alive because of the help she received from a stranger. Janet He spoke to CBS News Sacramento, saying she was skiing at California's ...

Dramatic video captured the moment a dog was rescued after being swept away by an avalanche and buried in snow in Colorado. The dog, named Apollo, actually triggered the slide and wound up being swept ...

Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah will end their Winter 24/25 season following a bonus weekend from May 23-26, 2025 (conditions and weather permitting), but the resort has some rather important news to ...

Searchers on Friday recovered the body of one of three heli-skiers killed in an avalanche near Girdwood in March, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Share LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Three mountaineers from Croatia were killed when they were swept away by an avalanche in neighboring Slovenia over the weekend, rescue officials said Monday. The three ...

A few weeks ago I set off to ski the north couloir on Feather Peak, deep in the heart of the Eastern Sierra. Feather is eight miles back and nearly 7,000 vertical feet from a trailhead. Packing my bag ...