A possible equipment malfunction may have sealed the fate of the group of backcountry skiers killed in February's catastrophic avalanche near Lake Tahoe, which ranks as one of the worst snow disasters ...

The SBX backpack system from Safeback is designed to pull and deliver oxygen from snow if the wearer is buried by an avalanche, thus increasing their survival time. A group of intrepid volunteers has ...

The guides in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history led a group of backcountry skiers below avalanche terrain during dangerous conditions and traveled in a group large enough to ...

View post: North Carolina Updates Ski Safety Law With "Needed" Changes The western ski season may be off to a slow start, but in the backcountry, avalanches are beginning to make their presence known.