Fall is being edged out by wintry conditions in Colorado's mountains, and a clear sign of that came on Friday with a report of the first human-triggered avalanche of the season.

Some ski areas haven't even opened for the ski season, and the first skier-triggered avalanche has already occurred ...

A Colorado doctor was killed in an avalanche on Monday while snowboarding in the backcountry, becoming the state’s first recorded avalanche victim this season, according to officials. Peter Harrelson, ...

The death of a Swiss Olympic snowboarder this week is a reminder that even the most skilled and experienced athletes are not immune to the dangers posed by the rapid flow of snow down hills, according ...

A doctor was killed in the first fatal avalanche of Colorado’s snow season, officials said. San Miguel County Sheriff on Facebook A doctor was killed while backcountry snowboarding in the first fatal ...

A Canadian man tragically died while snowboarding with his dog in Utah after an avalanche swept him underneath the snow. David Ethier, 38, of Quebec, was riding his splitboard - a snowboard that ...

Discover how modern methods in avalanche control are improving safety and reducing delays in the Cascades this winter.

A video that was recently shared to Facebook by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), shows a snowboarder being carried by an avalanche on Quandry Peak on Saturday. Fortunately, the ...

New research finds that mountain goat populations require 11 years – or 1.5 generations – to recover from more extreme ...

"Guides from the commercial heliskiing operation that the group was with immediately attempted to locate the three skiers," authorities said. "Using avalanche beacons, the guides identified a probable ...