Mountains don’t negotiate. They don’t care about your summit plans or your Instagram-worthy expedition. When the white death comes sliding down, physics becomes the only language that matters. This ...

Deadly avalanches threaten in Idaho and Montana Monday and Tuesday as an atmospheric river floods the region with moisture.

DriveBC says a Level 4 avalanche risk — the second highest on a five-point scale — has closed a 32-kilometre stretch of ...

Avalanche safety courses are becoming much more popular, with Greene’s organization recently helping launch a new online ...

Jon Reiter, a Kenwood contractor, and his Australian climbing partner, Marcus Bridle, were climbing above 20,000 feet on Mount Everest early Friday when an avalanche swept down the climbing route, ...

On the afternoon of 28 May, a massive glacier avalanche destroyed the idyllic village of Blatten in the Valais region of Switzerland. Footage of the disaster rapidly circulated around the world, ...

A small village in the Swiss Alps has been engulfed by ice, mud, and rock in a rare natural disaster that points to an uncertain future as unstable mountainous glaciers can break apart in destructive ...

An international research team has shown that avalanches are crucial to the survival of many glaciers worldwide. The study aims to contribute to better predictions of water resources and natural ...

If you like risky adventures, you’ve probably considered signing up for a disaster rescue service. These organizations promise to save you when you’re trapped on the mountain and can’t get down—all ...

Although the chances of Mount Everest's sherpa guides returning to work were already slim-to-none, there were a handful of hold-outs still remaining at the south-side base camp in Nepal in hopes that ...