The Freeride World Tour draws the globe’s best backcountry skiers and snowboarders, who pick their way down ungroomed, world class slopes.

We asked SAR personnel to offer simple tips that every hiker, climber, or skier could someday use in a backcountry emergency.

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A healthy wolf died during a Colorado Parks and Wildlife capture operation, raising questions from wolf experts.

Hunter Mountain reported three separate incidents involving skiers on Saturday, Feb. 28, resulting in helicopter transports to Albany Medical Center.

When Forest Ranger Matthew Adams got the 5:30 a.m. call to join the search for a missing hiker in the Dix Range, it didn’t ...

The iconic Everest Base Camp Trek invites adventurers to explore Nepal’s Khumbu region, embrace Sherpa culture, and ...

Two ski industry mavericks believe they’ve discovered the secret of operating a heli-skiing business in the Golden State, where red tape, finicky snowfall, and plenty of danger have torpedoed past ope ...

The avalanche that killed nine people near Lake Tahoe raises questions about just how safe the fast-growing adventure tourism ...

Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to several calls throughout the Adirondacks over the past few weeks. These included recoveries, nighttime and cliff ...

Air Station Astoria, with their Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter, flew to the rescue again! According to the U.S. Coast Guard ...