Ethan Greene, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, talks backcountry safety. Gu and Zhu Yi, a fellow ...

The deep, powdery snow and rugged terrain of the backcountry attract skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers. But wild ranges and slopes also carry the risk of avalanches.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is advising backcountry travelers to think about avalanche safety.

This weekend is historically the most treacherous time for avalanches in Colorado and it is coinciding with a snowstorm, ...

Plan your winter activities wisely. Winter recreation safety urged across Colorado to ensure a safe outdoor experience in the mountains.

Colorado may be experiencing the lowest snowpack on record, but avalanche danger remains very real this week across the state ...

Backcountry skiers and snowboarders heading into the mountains over Presidents Day weekend are being urged by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to incorporate avalanche danger into their ...

Backcountry skiing requires not only different equipment and skills than downhill or cross-country skiing, it also requires ...

A Tahoe avalanche expert explains how the state’s fickle winter weather has changed the way guides assess risk in the ...

Eight skiers buried by snow and debris near California’s Lake Tahoe amid dangerous conditions were killed in what is now the deadliest avalanche in the state’s recorded history, authorities said ...