The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has launched new tools to help those recreating in the backcountry access avalanche ...

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has launched new tools that expand access to avalanche information and make it easier for the public to understand current conditions. “We want people ...

Avalanches around the world have caused multiple deaths, injuries and several close calls over the past few weeks. In the ...

We want people traveling in the backcountry to have the best information possible,” said Ethan Greene, director of the ...

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 ...

Colorado Avalanche Information Center has started its daily forecasts for avalanche danger across the state. Photo courtesy Colorado Avalanche Information Center While snow has yet to significantly ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Given certain conditions, avalanches are a risk on snow-covered mountains. Mike Reitzell, president of the Petaluma-based organization Ski California, said Wednesday was a tough day. ...

The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all the wrong conditions at the wrong time. The angle of the mountain slope ...

Heavy snow will build in Colorado's high country on Thursday and will continue through Friday. With heavy snow and gusty wind, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center is warning backcountry ...