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Colorado Avalanche Danger Elevated as Winter Storm Moves Through

The Spring Avalanche Season in Austria Is In Full Effect

University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory Researches The Science of Avalanches

New Hampshire Skiers Nearly Hit By Spring Avalanche

Major Spring Snow Storm to Dramatically Spike Avalanche Danger Across Colorado Mountains

Three Hikers Caught & Carried In Large Avalanche At Alaska State Park

Climbers Capture the Wild Moment an Avalanche Hits Their Tent On Mount Everest

Above average number of avalanche victims this winter in Switzerland

Avalanches swept away more people than usual in the winter of 2025–26, though the death toll remained broadly in line with the average. A fragile snowpack led to a surge in inciden...

Avalanche Safety Equipment: Transceivers, Probes, Shovels vs Slab Avalanches, Cornices & Airbags

Master avalanche safety equipment like transceivers, probes, shovels and airbags to counter slab avalanches and cornices.

Snowkiter Miraculously Blown Vertically Out of Avalanche Path

Skier Triggers Soft Slab Avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon

Avalanche deaths have surged in the Alps this season. Here’s why | Johan Gaume

As an ex-pro snowboarder, I know the temptations of fresh snowfall. And as an avalanche researcher, I know how easily people can get into troubleMany avalanche accidents occur just...

Colorado Avalanche Officials Warn of Shrinking Safety Windows as Peaks Warm

Why Zoji La keeps sliding into danger

Srinagar, Apr 29: Fragile snow layers, steep slopes, and fluctuating temperatures are making the high-altitude Zoji La a frequent site of avalanches, according to experts. An avala...

Avalanche Deaths in Europe Rise Again

The headline figures are not good with 135 fatalities so far this winter compared to a seasonal average of 104. The overall picture and analysis is more complex. NEW The post Avala...

Pressure Makes Snowpack More Unstable

More pressure does not make a snowpack more stable, but in fact more susceptible to avalanches. The new findings come from the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, SLF, in Sw...

Four Easter Avalanche Deaths in the Alps

There were three fatalities in Switzerland over the Easter weekend and one in Austria as the number of avalanche deaths in Europe this winter rises to 139. The annual average is ar...

This Colorado Ski Area Requires Avalanche Gear Just To Access The Lift

Avalanche Hits Kanchan Ganga Near Badrinath, No Casualties Reported

GOPESHWAR : An avalanche triggered from the Kuber Bhandar peak near Badrinath in Chamoli district on Sunday morning struck the upper catchment area of Kanchan Ganga, officials said...

Hidden Crevasse Quickly Swallows Multiple Snowboarders

These snowboarders had themselves a pretty intense situation after a crevasse seemed to open up...

Backcountry Skiers Escape Serious Injury After Avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park

New avalanche warnings posted

Norwegian authorities were warning of high avalanche danger on Tuesday, after more snow has fallen on top of older snow, followed by a rise in temperatures. NVE, the agency in char...

European Avalanche Death Toll Reaches 149

It has passed the figure of 147 from the 2017/18 season. It remains around the natural parameters as the figure fluctuates widely depending on the overall stability of the snowpack...

Another Avalanche Death in the Alps

The latest victim is a 49 year old snowboarder from Germany who died in Khutai near Innsbruck, Austria. NEW The post Another Avalanche Death in the Alps appeared first on PlanetSKI...