Blackbird Mountain Guides was the most prolific avalanche education provider in North America. Then one of its own trips ...

Billy Rankin remembers a time not long ago when someone asked his 20-person guide team at Irwin Lodge in Crested Butte how many friends they’d had die in avalanches. Nearly everyone raised a hand for ...

The Sierra Avalanche Center has hired local avalanche professional Wendolyn Antibus as the organization’s education manager.

Three snow safety agencies from the western United States have joined forces ahead of winter 2025-26 and launched a free, online educational program titled ‘Avalanche Aware’, which is designed to ...

Alaska Airlines flight returns to Wichita after passenger's phone, power bank overheat An Alaska Airlines flight headed from Wichita to Seattle returned to Wichita shortly after takeoff this afternoon ...

Arcing turns in untracked powder on a remote line is something that has pulled skiers away from the resorts and into the backcountry for decades. Whether you’re checking out new zones in your backyard ...