The debris will break your bones, and if you survive that the snow will often suffocate you in about 15 minutes. I went up into the mountains with the avalanche specialists working to keep that ...

snowboarding and even having snowball fights. However, being on the slopes means one has to constantly be alert if they don’t want to get caught in an avalanche. The rapid descent of snow may seem ...

At this point, remember that everything happens faster at warmer temps. The anatomy of a wet snow avalanche is very similar to that of a dry snow avalanche. The main difference is that in a wet slide, ...

"It was complete chance I came across him," said Francis Zuber, who happened to see Ian Steger's snowboard poking out ... importance of getting trained in avalanche hazard management.