“If the fatality rate had held constant, we would be talking about hundreds of people dying every year,” says Dallas Glass, an avalanche forecaster for the Northwest Avalanche Center with two decades ...

Drone, sensor and radar technology is expected to boost safety for drivers and winter maintenance crews in Alaska.

An avalanche — a mass of snow moving down a slope — happens most often in the wilderness. Watching for forecasts, bringing the proper gear and getting training to prepare for them can help with ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of high avalanche danger in Utah mountains and is recommending people stay out of avalanche terrain. Currently, avalanche danger in Provo, ...

Warmer winters are turning snow into rain, creating unstable snowpacks and making avalanches more dangerous and harder to ...

An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a hill or mountainside, according to the National Weather Service. Avalanches can reach speeds of up to 100 mph and vary in destructive potential, ranging ...