The avalanche was 800 feet wide and traveled 400 feet vertically, the agency wrote.

An unstable snowpack due to topsy-turvy weather late last year was one of the factors behind the first deadly avalanche of ...

She spotted an avalanche on the slope, initiated a transceiver search and immediately acquired a signal, the report said. She ...

Her work has previously appeared on ET Canada, Metro and the Mail Online. Ouray Mountain Rescue Team, Inc./Facebook A woman ...

The Ridgway man who died Jan. 7 in an avalanche in southwestern Colorado was found by his wife, who went to the trail after ...

OURAY COUNTY, Colo. (Gray News) - A woman found her husband dead in three feet of snow after an avalanche in Colorado.

Colorado avalanche experts say a snowy November followed by a mild December created a fragile snowpack that was covered by a ...

Traveling alone in the backcountry significantly increases the risk of avalanche danger, as if an avalanche occurs, you are ...

Ouray Mountain Rescue Team on Facebook A woman’s husband missed a scheduled check-in with her while skiing alone in Colorado’s backcountry, so she set out to find him herself, officials said.