A robust plume of moisture from the Pacific will impact highway travel as well as backcountry travel due to increased ...

Mount Jumbo fatality in Missoula was the only one in Montana classified as a resident killed by an avalanche. However, other ...

Unable to find his buried friend, Wright's friend called 911 for help. Officials said the deep snow at the avalanche site prevented rescuers from finding Wright for nearly four hours. Search teams ...

At least 160 people were stranded in northeastern Japan after a snow avalanche blocked roads leading to a popular hot-spring resort, officials said Monday. The stranded people were staying at two ...

Scott Wright, 37, was out with a friend at the time of the accident Photo courtesy Utah DPS A 37-year-old man is dead after being buried in snow during an avalanche while riding a snowmobile in Utah.

Skiers, snowmobilers and hikers can set off an avalanche when a layer of snow collapses and starts to slide down the slope. In the U.S., avalanches are most common from December to April ...

FUKUSHIMA, (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) Over 100 people were stranded in two hotels in a hot-spring resort area in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, after a snow avalanche blocked the roads, officials ...

Another round of snow and wind — this one coupled with frigid arctic air — was predicted to hit western Montana beginning Monday evening and lasting through at least the middle of the week ...

Recent avalanches, shooting cracks, and "whumpfing" are signs of unstable snow Trigger: Sometimes it doesn't take much to tip the balance; people, new snow, and wind are common triggers Determine ...

"Dangerous avalanche conditions exist in the mountains due to intense rain, heavy snow, and strong winds. Widespread avalanche activity is very likely. Avalanches large enough to bury or injure ...