Frustrated with crowded resorts, more skiers risk avalanche hazards in backcountry
A growing number of skiers, weary of high prices and long lift lines at crowded resorts, are turning to the solitude of ...
Avalanche shuts down major California ski area after 6 feet of snow in 36 hours
Mammoth Mountain shut down all lift operations on Friday, Feb. 14, after an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain. Two ski patrol ...
Colorado Snowboarder Becomes Fourth Person Killed in Avalanche This Week
The victim was traveling on a terrain feature known as The Nose near Silverton, Colo., when the avalanche occurred on ...
Snowboarder Killed in Colorado Avalanche in 4th Slide Death in West This Week
SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) — A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of southwestern Colorado on Thursday, the ...
Remembering Frederic Dross: Friends and colleagues mourns loss of skier in avalanche
Dross, who is survived by his wife and two daughters, was a loved figure in the South Lake Tahoe area. His close friend, ...
Ski patrollers from other resorts support Mammoth Mountain safety following avalanche
Ski patrollers from mountain resorts in California, Nevada, and Colorado are at Mammoth Mountain in the Eastern Sierra, ...
Friends search for overdue ‘expert’ skiers and find bodies buried in Oregon avalanche
The beloved couple’s family helped shape Central Oregon’s skiing community into a recreational skiing mecca, an outlet ...