The slide released snow down to the ground and ran more than 1,000 feet long, according to the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group.

No one was seriously hurt in the slide, which happened in the Dragon's Tail Couloir in Rocky Mountain National Park.

After minimal snowfall across Montana most of the winter, the arrival of a heavy storm this week has led avalanche forecasters to warn recreators about “considerable” slide risks across several ...

Three American skiers have been killed in a huge avalanche in the rugged Purcell Mountains near Kaslo in the West Kootenays. The RCMP says the victims were part of a group of five Americans ...

A snowmobiler was found dead after being buried in an avalanche in Utah’s backcountry, authorities said Monday, marking the third fatal slide in the state within a week. The 45-year-old man from Rose ...

Craig Gordon, the exuberant voice and face of the Utah Avalanche Center, is retiring. He will be remembered by most for his ...

Snow scientist Craig Clements says a snow drought likely contributed to this week’s deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada, where eight people died and one is still missing, New snow falling on top of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. After minimal snowfall across Montana most of the winter, the arrival of a heavy storm this week ...