Construction mogul brothers killed in avalanche during Canadian skiing trip
Jonathan Kinsley, 59, and Timothy Kinsley, 57, the leaders of the Pennsylvania company Kinsley Enterprises, were buried alive by an avalanche in British Columbia.
View ArticleUS world champion skier Kyle Smaine dies in avalanche in Japan
US professional Kyle Smaine, 31, was mourned by his newlywed wife of just two months after being killed in an avalanche in Japan.
View ArticleThree tri-state area climbers killed in Washington state avalanche
The hikers had some mountaineering experience, but a sheriff official did not know how much.
View ArticleQueens woman ID’d as one of three climbers killed in Washington state avalanche
Sgt. Jason Reinfeld said the hikers were part of a New York climbing club, but did not have more information about it.
View ArticleOregon avalanche sweeps snowboarder over volcano cliff to his death, sheriff...
Two Oregon skiers watched as their friend was swept over a snow-covered volcano cliff and died as a result of the fall, authorities said.
View ArticleUS teen missing, presumed dead in avalanche in Switzerland
The US student is still missing in the avalanche that killed a British teen skiing with her and others from their nearby exclusive Swiss boarding school.
View ArticleMesmerizing ‘powdercloud’ avalanche descends down Utah mountain
Video posted by the Utah Avalanche Center shows a mass of light snow travel down the side of Mount Timpanogos through the air like a cumulus cloud or a plume of smoke.
View ArticleSix people killed in Easter Sunday avalanche in the French Alps
Footage shows the massive wall of snow rumbling down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region near Mount Blanc, about 20 miles southwest of Chamonix.
View ArticleNational Park Service employee killed in avalanche he triggered on solo ski trip
"Our thoughts are with Eric’s family in this challenging time," Brooke Merrell, superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve, said in a statement. "We are also incredibly grateful for the...
View ArticleFrom Titan sub to Everest, dozens have died in thrill-seeking adventures in...
More than 85 people, and counting, have met their deaths or disappeared while climbing Everest, descending the depths of the ocean, or even in the midst of less extreme adventures, like backcountry...
View ArticleUS mountaineer Anna Gutu and guide confirmed killed in Tibet avalanche; two...
US climber Anna Gutu and her guide were confirmed dead Sunday following an avalanche on Tibet's Mount Shishapangma on Saturday, while two others, including another American, are still missing.
View ArticleTravel chaos worldwide as heavy snow blankets European cities to Hawaiian peaks
Travel was halted across Europe Saturday as heavy snow blanketed cities and freezing temperatures set in following a week of deadly early-season storms.
View Article1 skier killed, 1 injured in avalanche at California ski resort near Lake Tahoe
Masses of snow came rushing down the mountain at Palisades Tahoe in Olympic Valley, California, around 9:30 a.m., according to resort and response officials.
View ArticleSibling skiers reveal horrifying moment Lake Tahoe avalanche ‘boosted’ one...
Two Aussie siblings say they’re lucky to be alive after they survived a massive avalanche at a Californian ski resort which left one man dead.
View ArticleU.S. records fourth avalanche death this winter as snowboarder killed in...
An avalanche killed a 67-year-old man as he was snowboarding solo in the Colorado backcountry, authorities said Tuesday, marking the fourth U.S. avalanche death this winter.
View ArticleFour safely located after going missing in avalanche just an hour away from...
"Everyone has been located and is safe. We are currently assisting people off the mountain," the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said.
View ArticleTerrifying POV video shows snowmobilers buried by silent avalanche: ‘Lucky to...
Cameraman Mason Zak was buried under 5 feet of snow for up to 7 minutes.
View ArticleAvalanche forecaster killed after triggering one while by skiing
Nick Burks, 37, was killed while backcountry skiing last Wednesday.
View ArticleSkier survives being buried under an avalanche for 23 hours — and doctors are...
"I knew I shouldn't give up, I shouldn't fall asleep at all; otherwise, that would have been the end of it," he told a local news outlet.
View ArticleAmerican teen among 3 killed in avalanche near popular Swiss resort
An American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said Tuesday.
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