Researchers identify a new mechanism that allows avalanches containing a mixture of rock and ice to travel very long distances.

As the winter climbing season draws to a close in the Himalayas, two avalanches rocketed down the steep slopes of Annapurna over the weekend above Camp 2. The first avalanche missed the only ...

The first avalanche missed the only climbing team remaining on the mountain. A second avalanche hit mountaineer Mattia Conte of Italy and five Sherpas from Seven Summit Treks, all of whom survived ...

A video captured a skier-triggered an avalanche in Alaska, officials said. Screengrab from Friends of the Chugach Avalanche Center's video on Facebook A backcountry skier was seriously hurt after ...