Heavy Sierra snow, soaking rain and gusty winds are expected to cause several impacts across the Northern California region ...

The includes the entire greater Lake Tahoe area, the Sierra Avalanche Center said. The Sierra Avalanche Center measures the risk of danger to humans in the backcountry on a scale of one to five, with ...

Scott Wright, 37, was out with a friend at the time of the accident Photo courtesy Utah DPS A 37-year-old man is dead after being buried in snow during an avalanche while riding a snowmobile in Utah.

Unable to find his buried friend, Wright's friend called 911 for help. Officials said the deep snow at the avalanche site prevented rescuers from finding Wright for nearly four hours. Search teams ...

Skiers, snowmobilers and hikers can set off an avalanche when a layer of snow collapses and starts to slide down the slope. In the U.S., avalanches are most common from December to April ...

One avalanche came in Val-Cenis, in the south-eastern Savoie region, killing four Norwegian skiers and another torrent of snow close to Chamonix killed a Swiss person. Jacques Arnoux ...

From a snowpack-loading standpoint, that means the storm is likely to come through "right-side-up," said Avalanche Forecaster Cam Mackenzie, with heavier, higher-density snow falling at the ...

West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes and West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes are to get between 10 and 30 inches of snow above 3,000 feet. The Northwest Avalanche Center warned ...

At least 160 people were stranded in northeastern Japan after a snow avalanche blocked roads leading to a popular hot-spring resort, officials said Monday. The stranded people were staying at two ...