avalanche safety

One person was killed in an avalanche at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort, Palisades Tahoe, on Jan. 10, 2024. National data shows, over the past decade, an average of 25 people died in avalanches each winter.

The center received a grant from the Wyoming State Trails Program to create a new Avalanche Information Exchange page for the area on their website. The page is a centralized place for the public to share and see other community snow-focused observations for the Big Horn, Sierra Madre, and Snowy Mountain ranges.

Sublette County’s Tip Top Search and Rescue hosted a public avalanche awareness class. John Kochever, a senior search and rescue member, led the class. As Kochever talked to the group, the sound of snowmobilers revving their engines echoed around. The class is being held at a popular trailhead in the area for backcountry users.

In the past two weeks, two avalanche deaths have occurred in Wyoming. Although this has been a less deadly avalanche season than last, avalanche experts say there is currently unstable snow.

A case that drew the attention of backcountry recreators across the Mountain West has come to a close.

Not enough jurors showed up for a trial last week in a case that could have implications for avalanche safety in the Mountain West.

This winter season has been a deadly one for avalanches. Many of those avalanches were caused by a single type of snow condition known as a deep…

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center counts at least 33 avalanche deaths across the country so far this season. That number eclipses the 23 fatalities for the entire winter the year before – and several years prior.

In the first week of February, avalanches in the United States killed at least 14 people. That's the highest number of deaths in a seven-day period for at…

Ninety percent of avalanche deaths are triggered by a person. In the first week of February of this year, avalanches in the United States killed at least…