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Utah Avalanche Center said the north-facing region of Lone Peak, where the avalanche occurred, is known for its steep and unforgiving terrain
A skier was swept over 1,000 feet down a couloir on Quandary Peak when another party set off a slide above him, violating backcountry protocols
We dug into the numbers with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to find out
More resorts should place as much marketing effort on safety as they do on selling tickets
Rigby, 54, redefined telemarking with her high-speed, hard-charging style
The deadly slide that ripped through the California resort on January 10 transformed skiers and snowboarders into rescuers. The disaster forced survivors and eyewitnesses to reconsider the risk of dying inbounds at a ski resort.
Rescue operations are underway after skiers triggered an avalanche on KT-22 terrain Wednesday morning
From electric kayaks to knives featuring a new super steel, here鈥檚 what our gearheads were most excited about this year
Meet AspectAvy, an app made exclusively for skiing and riding in the backcountry
Two American women vying for the 8000er record and their guides were swept away by the slide on the famed Tibetan peak. One U.S. climber and a Sherpa guide are confirmed dead.
We鈥檝e all taken in the power of a big slide on social media. But there鈥檚 no substitute for the real thing.
The legendary trail runner and mountaineer was trying to climb the world鈥檚 highest mountain from the West Ridge
Stranded at Alta Ski Area for eight days, the author experienced record snowfall and thundering avalanches鈥攁nd yeah, some pretty amazing skiing
The climbers were navigating the Khumbu Icefall when a serac collapsed above the glacier
A recent storm dumped feet of powder on Little Cottonwood Canyon, shuttering some of the state鈥檚 most iconic resorts
Pro skier Owen Leeper discusses the terrifying ordeal, which he captured on his helmet camera
New details have emerged about the deadly avalanche that buried dozens of climbers in India on Tuesday
Guiding companies are abandoning the mountain after a third fatality in one week
The new documentary 鈥楤uried鈥 looks back at 1982 tragedy at Alpine Meadows ski resort, and finds lessons that are as relevant as ever about surviving a traumatic event
A British tourist trekking in Kyrgyzstan was enveloped by a massive slide. Rather than take cover, he filmed the whole thing. We are... glad he鈥檚 OK.
After kicking off an enormous slide on a familiar backcountry run in Colorado, our writer was forced to reconsider his relationship with skiing
The well-known climber was helping guide a group of skiers in Utah鈥檚 Wasatch mountains last month when a slide engulfed him in several feet of snow
While climbing Alaska鈥檚 Eagle Peak, Joe Yelverton鈥檚 life changed in a single moment. His account of the experience won our inaugural survival-stories essay contest.
Over two decades of ambitious adventures, elite skier and climber Zahan Billimoria has had some very close calls in the mountains
国产吃瓜黑料鈥檚 ethics guru weighs in on what to do if you trigger an avalanche in the backcountry
A fatal avalanche near Hoosier Pass, Colorado, is a reminder that dangerous slides can occur on gentle terrain
Avalanche kills one and strands five in Washington State, Vail Resorts sells 2.1 million Epic Passes, and World Cup cyclocross racing makes its debut on snow
The film will premiere for general audiences this spring, marking the 40th anniversary of the tragedy
The tragedy on 20,549-foot Chimborazo has sparked a debate about the dangerous trend of hiring unlicensed guides