Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of an avalanche on the Schmugglerscharte in Bad Hofgastein. A total of five people have died in two avalanches in Austria.

Even as Colorado’s snowpack sits near historic lows, avalanches remain a threat to backcountry travelers. Multiple people were caught and carried in avalanches over the weekend, according to field ...

Even as Colorado’s snowpack sits near historic lows, avalanches remain a threat to backcountry travelers. Multiple people were caught and carried in avalanches over the weekend, according to field ...

Most avalanche disasters begin long before the snow moves, shaped by invisible layers, human behavior, and ignored probability. Winter has a way of persuading people that danger has gone dormant. Snow ...

Five people died in two avalanches in Austria on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the Salzburg mountain rescue service told dpa. Seven people were buried in an avalanche in the afternoon on the 2,150-metre ...